Bedfont Gunpowder Mills
Other Business Names:
- Taylor family
- Curtis's & Harvey Ltd
- Explosives Trades Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hounslow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Explosives & fuses production
Notes:
Date to mid 17th century at former works of Hounslow Sword Factory. Had a frequent succession of owners, the most prolonged being the Taylor family from 1761 to 1831. By 1833 leased to Curtis's & Harvey of Hounslow for whom Bedfont was a subsidiary unit. 1918 merged into Explosives Trades Ltd and in 1926 closed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd [ICI]
Publications:
- Bedfont Gunpowder Mills by Philo, Phil, & John Mills
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Taylor family
- Curtis's & Harvey Ltd
- Explosives Trades Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hounslow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Explosives & fuses production
Notes:
Date to mid 17th century at former works of Hounslow Sword Factory. Had a frequent succession of owners, the most prolonged being the Taylor family from 1761 to 1831. By 1833 leased to Curtis's & Harvey of Hounslow for whom Bedfont was a subsidiary unit. 1918 merged into Explosives Trades Ltd and in 1926 closed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd [ICI]Publications:
- Bedfont Gunpowder Mills by Philo, Phil, & John Mills