Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Willey and Co

From Graces Guide
March 1903.
February 1904.
September 1909.
December 1910.
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February 1913.
April 1913.

of Exeter, Devon. Telephone: 'Phone, Fair 174. Telegraphic Address: "Willey, Exeter", engineers, iron founders and contractors.

formerly Willey and Ford

See Henry Frederick Willey

1884 Willey and Co supplied the iron roofs for the new gas works at Newport.

1889 May. Advertising as Willey and Co of Commercial Road, Exeter. [1]

1895 Henry Alfred Willey the son took over the business moved it from Shilhay to Water Lane, Haven Banks and to James Street, off South Street, for the meter business and later moved it again to the Basin factory

1897 Advertised as Willey and Co, Gas Engineers, with offices at Haven Road, St. Thomas, Exeter and works at St. Thomas and James Street, Exeter. [2]

1898 Listed at 18 James Street, Exeter as the Gas Meter Works; at Commercial Road, Shilhay, Exeter and at Basin, Exeter as the Gas Engineering Works. [3]

1900 Gas holders and other types of gas plant[4]

1903 Became a private company

1928 The company has offices in Manchester, Leicester and Darlington and owns the Vulcan Stove Co. Directors are Stephen Simpson, Charles Langbridge Morgan, Thomas Glanfield, Fred Blanchford and Thornton Willey. [5]

1929 Became part of United Gas Industries.[6]

1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Gas Meters and Gas Plant in all descriptions. Brass Fittings for works and district. Hot Brass Stampings. Working models of small and large Meters. Prepayment and ordinary Du-Coin, Radial, Excelall Meters, Works' Plant. (Stand No. Ca.913 and Ca.812) [7]

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Sources of Information

  1. Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser, Tuesday, May 14, 1889
  2. Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser, Friday, February 19, 1897
  3. Post Office Directory of Exeter, 1895-96
  4. [1] Historic England
  5. The Times, Wednesday, Oct 31, 1928
  6. Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 27 November 1929
  7. 1937 British Industries Fair p434