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 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 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.

Matthew Walker (of Derby)

From Graces Guide

of Derby

Maker of the large majority of Christmas Puddings in the UK - around 20 million

1899 Commenced trading by Matthew Walwyn Walker

1967 John Walwyn Walker, the son of Matthew, sold the business

1967 Moved from premises in Exeter Street to new factory in Heanor

1992 Bought by Northern Foods

2015 Employing 160 with 350 close to Christmas

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