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 162,370 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.

D. Jones, Dickinson and Co

From Graces Guide

of Dowlais

1895 Incorporated. Bakers and confectioners at Swansea, Dowlais and Cardiff, specialising in all types of cake.

1953 'Journalists visiting the Delberry Cake factory at Messrs. D. Jones Dickinson and Co., at Dowlais, saw miles of Swiss roll being made on the Swiss roll band.' The Delberry Cake factory is built on the site of the old Dowlais Ironworks.[1]

1954 Acquired by Avana Associated Bakeries.[2]


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Sources of Information

  1. Porthcawl Guardian - Friday 07 August 1953
  2. Western Mail - Saturday 24 March 1956