Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,357 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.
of Fann Street, Aldersgate Street, London
The type foundry business of Robert Besley
1838 William Thorowgood's type face business became Thorowgood and Besley
1849 The business became Robert Besley and Co
1861 Alderman Robert Besley retired; the business was replaced by that of Reed and Fox
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