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 163,961 pages of information and 245,954 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.

Chartered Co

From Graces Guide

1810 9 June: the Gas Light and Coke Co, commonly known as the Chartered Company, was formally established, with James Ludovic Grant as its first governor[1]

of Horsferry Road, Westminster

NB When the Gas Light and Coke Co was first formed, it was called the London and Westminster Chartered Gas Light and Coke Co, and was commonly known as the "Chartered"[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Biography of Frederick Winsor, ODNB [1]
  2. Chemicals from Coal by C A Townsend [2]