Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Manbre and Garton

From Graces Guide

Sugar processors, refineries at Liverpool, Hammersmith and Battersea.

1926 Merger of Garton, Sons and Co with Manbre Sugar and Malt Ltd forming Manbre and Garton[1]

1962 Closure of the Martineau refinery at Whitechapel following the opening of a new refinery at Hammersmith. Formed a subsidiary Manbre Sugars Ltd to take over the Hammersmith refinery; the parent company became a holding company[2]

1976 Acquired Hugh Baird and Sons[3]

1976 Acquired by Tate and Lyle

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Sept. 6, 1926
  2. The Times Mar. 1, 1963
  3. The Times Mar. 26, 1976