Parker & Wyatt
Other Business Names:
- Wyatt, Charles
- Parker, James
- Parker & Co
- Wyatt, Samuel
- Blashfield, John M
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Southwark, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Tendring, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster, alabaster & artificial stone products manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
Notes:
Traced origins to James Parker who, trading as Parker & Co, discovered and manufactured the first viable cement - Roman cement, later succeeded by Portland cement - in the late 18th century which gave rise to the birth of the UK cement industry. In mid 1790s business was acquired by Samuel Wyatt, builder and architect and brother of the architect, James Wyatt, and was subsequently managed by Charles Wyatt. Then manufactured cement and stucco which in 1840s was carried on at Bankside, Southwark, London. In 1840s, when known as Wyatt, Parker & Co, firm was joined by John M Blashfield, 1811-82, who introduced the manufacture of tessellated pavements and terracotta products especially decorative ones as architectural features. He closed factory in late 1850s on his removal of his terracotta business to Lincolnshire
Publications:
- 'Parker & Wyatt' in A J Francis, The Cement Industry, 1796-1914. A history by Francis, Anthony J
- Parker's 'Roman' cement by Thurston, A P
- Tendring Peninsula. Land of milk and hunnye by Ford, Peter
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wyatt, Charles
- Parker, James
- Parker & Co
- Wyatt, Samuel
- Blashfield, John M
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Southwark, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Tendring, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster, alabaster & artificial stone products manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
Notes:
Traced origins to James Parker who, trading as Parker & Co, discovered and manufactured the first viable cement - Roman cement, later succeeded by Portland cement - in the late 18th century which gave rise to the birth of the UK cement industry. In mid 1790s business was acquired by Samuel Wyatt, builder and architect and brother of the architect, James Wyatt, and was subsequently managed by Charles Wyatt. Then manufactured cement and stucco which in 1840s was carried on at Bankside, Southwark, London. In 1840s, when known as Wyatt, Parker & Co, firm was joined by John M Blashfield, 1811-82, who introduced the manufacture of tessellated pavements and terracotta products especially decorative ones as architectural features. He closed factory in late 1850s on his removal of his terracotta business to LincolnshirePublications:
- 'Parker & Wyatt' in A J Francis, The Cement Industry, 1796-1914. A history by Francis, Anthony J
- Parker's 'Roman' cement by Thurston, A P
- Tendring Peninsula. Land of milk and hunnye by Ford, Peter