Barrow Steam Corn Mill Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Walmsley & Smith
- Hutchinson, Edward, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Grain milling inc flour, starch & glucose products
Notes:
Established in 1870 by a group of investors with other interests in Barrow in Furness and linked to the Furness Railway Co. A large mill initially containing millstones. 1874 doubled in size. Company failed c1881 when acquired by Walmsley & Smith of Lancaster. 1903 acquired by Edward Hutchinson Ltd of Liverpool. Closed 1967
Publications:
- Barrow Steam Corn Mill, 1870-1972 by Elsworth, Daniel W, & Sam Whitehead
- 'Barrow Steam Corn Mill' in F Leach, Barrow in Furness. Its rise and progress with brief sketches of its leading industries by Leach, Francis
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Walmsley & Smith
- Hutchinson, Edward, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Grain milling inc flour, starch & glucose products
Notes:
Established in 1870 by a group of investors with other interests in Barrow in Furness and linked to the Furness Railway Co. A large mill initially containing millstones. 1874 doubled in size. Company failed c1881 when acquired by Walmsley & Smith of Lancaster. 1903 acquired by Edward Hutchinson Ltd of Liverpool. Closed 1967Publications:
- Barrow Steam Corn Mill, 1870-1972 by Elsworth, Daniel W, & Sam Whitehead
- 'Barrow Steam Corn Mill' in F Leach, Barrow in Furness. Its rise and progress with brief sketches of its leading industries by Leach, Francis