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.

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W. H. Sheridan and Son

From Graces Guide

Stevedores and marine powder magazine constructors, of Poplar High St, London E14

1862 company founded by Mr Sheridan, grandfather of W. H. Sheridan

1914 Private company, W. H. Sheridan and Sons, incorporated to acquire the business

1956 About 80 percent of the business was in civilian uses, constructing magazines for storing explosives at mines. A controlling interest was acquired by Pillar Group[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Dec 12, 1956