Allen & Hanburys Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Allen & Howard
- Allen, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bethnal Green, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Ware, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Pharmaceutical production & research
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Distribution - retailing
Pharmaceutical, cosmetic & toilet goods & medical equipment retailing
Notes:
Traces origins to 1715. Developed as a manufacturing and retailing business. 1795 William Allen joined partnership. Known as Allen & Howard from 1797 and dissolved 1807 when Howard established Howard & Sons. Joined by Hanbury family following William's marriage into that family. From 1870s developed a very large pharmaceutical factory at Bethnal Green, East London. Incorporated 1893. From 1890s developed a large factory at Ware. Acquired by Glaxo Laboratories in 1958. At different times specialised in cod liver oil, dried milk products and, in early 20th century, insulin
Publications:
- 'Allen & Hanbury of Ware' in J Lewis, Regeneration and innovation. Invention and reinvention in the Lea Valley by Lewis, Jim
- At the Sign of the Plough. 275 years of Allen & Hanburys and the British pharmaceutical industry, 1715-1990 by Tweedale, Geoffrey
- Business of Medicine. The extraordinary history of Glaxo, a baby food producer, which became one of the world's most successful pharmaceutical companies by Jones, Edgar
- Chemical Contribution of William Allen by Weeks, M E
- Early developments in the fine chemicals industry. An historical survey by Hanbury, J C
- Glaxo. A history to 1962 by Davenport-Hines, R P T, & Judy Slinn
- Hanbury Family by Locke, Audrey A
- History of the Pharmaceutical Industry; with particular reference to Allen & Hanbury, 1775-1843 by Stander, Simon S
- Industrial R&D in pharmaceutical firms in the early twentieth century by Liebenau, Jonathan
- Life of William Allen by Allen, William
- Plough Court. The story of a notable pharmacy, 1715-1927 by Cripps, Ernest C
- Quaker Enterprise. Friends in business by Windsor, David B
- Relationship Between Religion, Work and Education and the Influence of 18th and 19th Century Nonconformist Entrepreneurs by Jones, Diana K
- Souvenir of the Presentations to Frederick Jason Hanbury Esq FLS, and William Ralph Dodd Esq FCS on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of Allen & Hanburys Ltd by Unknown
- Spitalfields Genius. The story of William Allen by Fayle, J
- Through a City Archway. The story of Allen & Hanburys, 1715-1954 by Chapman-Huston, Desmond and Chapman-Huston, Desmond, & Ernest C Cripps
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Allen & Howard
- Allen, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bethnal Green, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Ware, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Pharmaceutical production & research
- Distribution - retailing Pharmaceutical, cosmetic & toilet goods & medical equipment retailing
Notes:
Traces origins to 1715. Developed as a manufacturing and retailing business. 1795 William Allen joined partnership. Known as Allen & Howard from 1797 and dissolved 1807 when Howard established Howard & Sons. Joined by Hanbury family following William's marriage into that family. From 1870s developed a very large pharmaceutical factory at Bethnal Green, East London. Incorporated 1893. From 1890s developed a large factory at Ware. Acquired by Glaxo Laboratories in 1958. At different times specialised in cod liver oil, dried milk products and, in early 20th century, insulinPublications:
- 'Allen & Hanbury of Ware' in J Lewis, Regeneration and innovation. Invention and reinvention in the Lea Valley by Lewis, Jim
- At the Sign of the Plough. 275 years of Allen & Hanburys and the British pharmaceutical industry, 1715-1990 by Tweedale, Geoffrey
- Business of Medicine. The extraordinary history of Glaxo, a baby food producer, which became one of the world's most successful pharmaceutical companies by Jones, Edgar
- Chemical Contribution of William Allen by Weeks, M E
- Early developments in the fine chemicals industry. An historical survey by Hanbury, J C
- Glaxo. A history to 1962 by Davenport-Hines, R P T, & Judy Slinn
- Hanbury Family by Locke, Audrey A
- History of the Pharmaceutical Industry; with particular reference to Allen & Hanbury, 1775-1843 by Stander, Simon S
- Industrial R&D in pharmaceutical firms in the early twentieth century by Liebenau, Jonathan
- Life of William Allen by Allen, William
- Plough Court. The story of a notable pharmacy, 1715-1927 by Cripps, Ernest C
- Quaker Enterprise. Friends in business by Windsor, David B
- Relationship Between Religion, Work and Education and the Influence of 18th and 19th Century Nonconformist Entrepreneurs by Jones, Diana K
- Souvenir of the Presentations to Frederick Jason Hanbury Esq FLS, and William Ralph Dodd Esq FCS on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of Allen & Hanburys Ltd by Unknown
- Spitalfields Genius. The story of William Allen by Fayle, J
- Through a City Archway. The story of Allen & Hanburys, 1715-1954 by Chapman-Huston, Desmond and Chapman-Huston, Desmond, & Ernest C Cripps