Morley, I & R, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Morley, John
- Morley, Richard
- Morley, Samuel
- Courtaulds Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Nottingham, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Hosiery & knitwear production
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to John, 1768-1849, and Richard, 1775-1855, Morley in c1797. Initially primarily wholesalers with warehouses in Nottingham and London. Under Samuel Morley, 1809-86, became a market leader with several manufacturing plant in East Midlands based on Nottingham. Latterly made underwear, socks, gloves [in Worcester], shirts [in London], accessories including umbrellas [London], etc. In decline after 1945 and acquired by Courtaulds Ltd in 1965
Publications:
- Hosiery and Knitwear. Four centuries of small-scale industry in Britain, c1589-2000 by Chapman, Stanley D
- I & R Morley. A record of a hundred years by Thomas, Frederick M
- I & R Morley. Colossus of the hosiery trade and industry, 1799-1965 by Chapman, Stanley D
- Life of Samuel Morley by Hodder, Edwin
- Merchant Enterprise in Britain from the Industrial Revolution to World War One by Chapman, Stanley D
- 'Samuel Morley, 1809-86' in Ian C Bradley, Enlightened Entrepreneurs. Business ethics in Victorian Britain by Bradley, Ian C
- Short history of the firm by Unknown
- The Flying Wheel. I & R Morley by Finch, Robert
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Morley, John
- Morley, Richard
- Morley, Samuel
- Courtaulds Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Nottingham, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Hosiery & knitwear production
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to John, 1768-1849, and Richard, 1775-1855, Morley in c1797. Initially primarily wholesalers with warehouses in Nottingham and London. Under Samuel Morley, 1809-86, became a market leader with several manufacturing plant in East Midlands based on Nottingham. Latterly made underwear, socks, gloves [in Worcester], shirts [in London], accessories including umbrellas [London], etc. In decline after 1945 and acquired by Courtaulds Ltd in 1965Publications:
- Hosiery and Knitwear. Four centuries of small-scale industry in Britain, c1589-2000 by Chapman, Stanley D
- I & R Morley. A record of a hundred years by Thomas, Frederick M
- I & R Morley. Colossus of the hosiery trade and industry, 1799-1965 by Chapman, Stanley D
- Life of Samuel Morley by Hodder, Edwin
- Merchant Enterprise in Britain from the Industrial Revolution to World War One by Chapman, Stanley D
- 'Samuel Morley, 1809-86' in Ian C Bradley, Enlightened Entrepreneurs. Business ethics in Victorian Britain by Bradley, Ian C
- Short history of the firm by Unknown
- The Flying Wheel. I & R Morley by Finch, Robert