Burton, A B
Other Business Names:
- Cox & Sons
- Drew & Co
- Hollinshead & Burton
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thames Ditton, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Metal sculpture & statuary production
Notes:
Factory originally built in c1870 and at least by 1874 owned by Cox & Sons, makers of ecclesiastical ware. 1880 known as Drew & Co and in 1897 as Hollinshead & Burton. From 1902 to 1939 operated as A B Burton which then closed and premises sold to Metal Warehouses, industrial castings makers. Leading statue casters handling many prestige projects
Publications:
- Statue Foundry by James, Duncan S
- Statue Foundry at Thames Ditton by James, Duncan S
- Thames Ditton Statue Foundry. The story of the foundry and the preservation of the gantry crane by Stevens, Tony
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Cox & Sons
- Drew & Co
- Hollinshead & Burton
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thames Ditton, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Luxury / consumer goods production Metal sculpture & statuary production
Notes:
Factory originally built in c1870 and at least by 1874 owned by Cox & Sons, makers of ecclesiastical ware. 1880 known as Drew & Co and in 1897 as Hollinshead & Burton. From 1902 to 1939 operated as A B Burton which then closed and premises sold to Metal Warehouses, industrial castings makers. Leading statue casters handling many prestige projectsPublications:
- Statue Foundry by James, Duncan S
- Statue Foundry at Thames Ditton by James, Duncan S
- Thames Ditton Statue Foundry. The story of the foundry and the preservation of the gantry crane by Stevens, Tony