Robinson, Daniel, & Sons Ltd

Sectors:

  • Business services Funeral & other undertaking services
  • Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations

Notes:

Traces origins to 1892 when Daniel Robinson, 1862-1939, established a building business at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. This had an undertaking business as a sideline. Soon after acquired a brickyard. 1912 acquired the building, funeral and coffin making business of J L Glasscock & Sons of Bishop's Stortford. The funeral business came to trade as Daniel Robinson & Sons and in 1948 was incorporated as Daniel Robinson (Stansted) Ltd but continued to trade under its old name. Funeral business expanded greatly after 1945 with branches at Bishop' Stortford, Harlow, Dunmow and Sawbridgeworth. The building business was reorganised as Glasscocks Building Contractors Ltd and Glasscocks Properties Ltd in 1978 and was disposed of by Robinson family in 1987. Funeral business continues as Daniel Robinson & Sons Ltd

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