Baldwin, Son and Co
From Graces Guide
ironfounders, of Stourport-on-Severn
- Manufacturers and suppliers in Great Britain.
- 1788 Thomas Baldwin (1751–1823) moved from Shrewsbury to Stourport to take advantage of its location on the emerging canal system[1] and established an iron foundry. At some point, Thomas established the company Baldwin, Son and Co
- The foundery was expanded by Thomas's sons George Pearce Baldwin (1789–1840) and Enoch Baldwin (1793–1857).
- c. 1857 George's youngest son, Alfred Baldwin (1841-1908), at the age of sixteen, became a partner in the main family firm, Baldwin, Son and Co of Stourport[2] which was a relatively large firm, making ironwork of all kinds, plus worsted spinning mills at Stourport, and a carpet manufactory at Bridgnorth[3]. Enoch' second son, Enoch (1823- ), was also involved in the business from the start of his working life[4].
- 1863 William Baldwin died; he had been senior partner in the companies of Baldwin, Son and Co and Baldwin Brothers of Stourport, and E. P. and W. Baldwin of Wilden and Wolverhampton[5].
- 1879 Company took out a patent on enamelled ware, offering a coating that did not crack or chip and was suitable for culinary uses[6].
- 1880 Mr Enoch Baldwin, second son of Enoch Baldwin, was the principal/senior partner in the business of Baldwin, Son and Co; he stood for Parliament as Liberal candidate for Bewdley[7] and won the seat[8].
- 1881 Manufacturers of cast, turned and tinned holloware, hinges and builders ironmongery[9].
- 1886 Dissolution of partnership of Enoch Baldwin, Alfred Baldwin and Edward Arthur Baldwin trading as Baldwin, Son and Co, holloware manufacturers and enamellers[10]. Presumably then registered as a limited company.
- 1892 Presentation by the workforce of Baldwin, Son and Co Ltd to Mr Enoch Baldwin on the occasion of his 70th birthday[11].
- 1937 Cast-iron butt-hinge manufacturers[12]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Biography of Stanley Baldwin, by Stuart Ball, ODNB
- ↑ Biography of Alfred Baldwin, ODNB
- ↑ Biography of Alfred Baldwin, ODNB
- ↑ The Times, 13 July 1880
- ↑ Berrow's Worcester Journal, 23 May 1863
- ↑ Berrow's Worcester Journal, 27 September 1879
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post, 1 July 1880
- ↑ The Standard, 13 July 1880
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post, 10 May 1881
- ↑ Berrow's Worcester Journal, 4 December1886
- ↑ Berrow's Worcester Journal, 3 September 1892
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries