Difference between revisions of "Watts, Blake, Bearne and Co"
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of Bank Chambers, Union Street, Newton Abbot, Clay Proprietors, Miners and Merchants, etc/ | |||
1819 Company established | |||
1904 Death of William John Watts (1814-1904), Partner.<ref>Western Times - Wednesday 30 November 1904</ref> | |||
1912 Death of Lt-Col Lewis Edward Bearne (c1854-1912), Partner.<ref>Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Monday 04 November 1912</ref> | |||
1914 Specialities: Potters' Ball Clay, Stoneware Clay, Pipe Clay, and China Clay, China Stone, Flint and Coal. | |||
1925 Death of Charles B. Blake (c1839-1925), Partner.<ref>Western Morning News - Friday 02 January 1925</ref> | |||
During the 1960s, WBB under Claude Pike became a public company, and acquired [[Devon and Courtenay Clay Co|Devon and Courtenay]] (which had itself acquired [[Whiteway and Co]].), [[Newton Abbot Clays]] and the [[North Devon Clay Co]]. As a result, WBB became the largest UK ball clay producer with a share of about 60 % of the total. Since 1990 WBB has operated in Devon through its subsidiary WBB Devon Clays Ltd | During the 1960s, WBB under Claude Pike became a public company, and acquired [[Devon and Courtenay Clay Co|Devon and Courtenay]] (which had itself acquired [[Whiteway and Co]].), [[Newton Abbot Clays]] and the [[North Devon Clay Co]]. As a result, WBB became the largest UK ball clay producer with a share of about 60 % of the total. Since 1990 WBB has operated in Devon through its subsidiary WBB Devon Clays Ltd | ||
1966 Acquired [[Meeth (North Devon) Clay Co]].<ref>Cornish Guardian - Thursday 24 February 1966</ref> | |||
2000 Acquired [[Hepworth|Hepworth Minerals]], supplier of industrial silica | |||
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[[Category: Town - ]] | [[Category: Town - Newton Abbot]] | ||
[[Category: Clay Industry]] | [[Category: Clay Industry]] | ||
[[Category: Coal Merchants]] | [[Category: Coal Merchants]] |
Latest revision as of 05:59, 4 August 2023
of Bank Chambers, Union Street, Newton Abbot, Clay Proprietors, Miners and Merchants, etc/
1819 Company established
1904 Death of William John Watts (1814-1904), Partner.[1]
1912 Death of Lt-Col Lewis Edward Bearne (c1854-1912), Partner.[2]
1914 Specialities: Potters' Ball Clay, Stoneware Clay, Pipe Clay, and China Clay, China Stone, Flint and Coal.
1925 Death of Charles B. Blake (c1839-1925), Partner.[3]
During the 1960s, WBB under Claude Pike became a public company, and acquired Devon and Courtenay (which had itself acquired Whiteway and Co.), Newton Abbot Clays and the North Devon Clay Co. As a result, WBB became the largest UK ball clay producer with a share of about 60 % of the total. Since 1990 WBB has operated in Devon through its subsidiary WBB Devon Clays Ltd
1966 Acquired Meeth (North Devon) Clay Co.[4]
2000 Acquired Hepworth Minerals, supplier of industrial silica