Cooper Tabner & Co
Other Business Names:
- Tabner, George
- Taber & Cullen
- Cooper, George
- Hurst Gunson
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Witham, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Agricultural goods distribution inc agricultural merchants & seedsmen
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Agriculture & fishing
Seed growing & breeding
Notes:
Traced origins to George Tabner in 1850s as market gardeners and seedsmen. Later known as Taber & Cullen. 1887 merged with George Cooper, seedsman of London to form Cooper, Tabner & Co. Developed as a leading seed growing and especially distribution business, largely based in London. 1962 merged with Hurst Gunson
Publications:
- 'An interweaving business' in E M C Roper, Seedtime. The history of Essex seeds by Roper, Elinor M C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Tabner, George
- Taber & Cullen
- Cooper, George
- Hurst Gunson
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Witham, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Agricultural goods distribution inc agricultural merchants & seedsmen
- Agriculture & fishing Seed growing & breeding
Notes:
Traced origins to George Tabner in 1850s as market gardeners and seedsmen. Later known as Taber & Cullen. 1887 merged with George Cooper, seedsman of London to form Cooper, Tabner & Co. Developed as a leading seed growing and especially distribution business, largely based in London. 1962 merged with Hurst GunsonPublications:
- 'An interweaving business' in E M C Roper, Seedtime. The history of Essex seeds by Roper, Elinor M C