Stephen Walters and Sons
of Sudbury Silk Mills, Sudbury, Suffolk. London Office: 1 Devonshire Square, EC2
See Stephen Walters and his son Alfred Walters
1720s Company founded in Spitalfields, London, by Joseph Walters, a Huguenot artisan.
1825 Partnership dissolved. '...the Partnership subsisting between Stephen Walters and Daniel Walters, of No. 14, Wilson-Street, Moorfields, in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, was this day dissolved by mutual consent; and that all debts owing to and from the said Copartnership will be received and paid by the said Stephen Walters, at No. 15, Wilson-Street...'[1]
1848 Stephen Walters, of No. 15, Wilson-street, Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, Silk Manufacturer.[2]
1861 Partnership change. '...the Partnership lately subsisting between us the undersigned, Stephen Walters, Walter Walters, Alfred Walters, and Edwin Walters, carrying on business as Silk and Velvet Manufacturers, at No. 15, Wilson-street, in the county of Middlesex, and elsewhere, under the style or firm of Stephen Walters and Sons, has been dissolved by mutual consent, as from the 24th day of June, 1861, by the retirement of the said Stephen Walters. All debts due to, or owing by the said late (?), will be received and paid by the said Walter Walters, Alfred Walters, and Edwin Walters, by whom the said business Will in future be carried on...'[3]
1894 The company moved to Sudbury.
1914 Manufacturers of Silks, &c., 26, Cheapside, London, E.C. Factory: Sudbury, Suffolk. Established over 120 years ago by Joseph and Stephen Walters. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1898. Directors: A. Walters (Chairman), A. Walters (jun.), and H. A. Walters (Managing Directors), G. L. Andrews, A. Bernard Walters and F. C. Putman. One of the oldest firms in the trade. The business of Salter and White was incorporated in 1910. Specialities: Umbrella Silks, Tailors' Silks, Shirtings, Dress Silks, Ties (Knitted and Woven), &c. Awards: Prize Medal, London, 1851; New York, 1853; Paris, 1878; Kimberley, 1892; Cornwall, 1893; Gold Medal, Diplome d'Honneur, Brussels, 1910.
1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Silk Piece Goods, Facing Silk for Men's Evening Wear. Tie Materials, Club and Regimental Colours, Silk for Umbrellas, "Rayonella", "Spunella" Shirting and Pyjama Cloths. (Earls Court, Ground Floor, Stand No. 98) [4]
1955 'Two factories with one purpose'. Stephen Walters and Sons and Glemsford Silk Mills. Employing 150 mainly females.[5]
The company is now part of Walters Holdings, a specialised textiles group including Glemsford Silk Mills Ltd. It has its own website:[1] and has been weaving silk for nine generations.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ [The London Gazette Publication date:28 May 1825 Issue:18141 Page:937]
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:14 January 1848 Issue:20815 Page:141
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:29 November 1861 Issue:22570 Page:5176
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair p291
- ↑ Suffolk and Essex Free Press - Wednesday 20 July 1955