Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.
of Derby
Maker of the large majority of Christmas Puddings in the UK - around 20 million
1899 Commenced trading by Matthew Walwyn Walker
1967 John Walwyn Walker, the son of Matthew, sold the business
1967 Moved from premises in Exeter Street to new factory in Heanor
1992 Bought by Northern Foods
2015 Employing 160 with 350 close to Christmas
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