William Gardner and Sons
From Graces Guide
of Bristol Road, Gloucester
1855 Company established. Taking over the millstone business of J. C. Francillon.[1]
1878 Erected new works in Southgate Street.
1894 New works in Bristol Road.
1897 Employs 60 persons.[2]
1905 Incorporated as a limited company.
1914 Flour mill engineers and specialists in sifting and mixing machinery for all kinds of dry powders; general engineers and millstone makers. [3]
'Rapid' mixer on display at Caudwell's Mill, Rowsley, Derbyshire
1950 Acquired by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co which was acquired by Winget in 1961.
1962 On 1 April, the trading activities of Gardners were transferred to Winget's Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Works to make better use of the factory space[4].
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Gloucester Journal - Saturday 27 February 1897
- ↑ Gloucester Journal - Saturday 27 February 1897
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, 16 October 1962