Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,355 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
c.1822 Born[1]
1845 Went into partnership with John Hick, his brother-in-law; the company Benjamin Hick and Sons was renamed Hick, Hargreaves and Co
1847 Birth of son John Henry Hargreaves
1889 On his death the company took limited status.
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