Beatson Clark & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Wright, John
- Close, Henry, & Co
- Close & Clark
- Stairfoot Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Rotherham, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Glass products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to 1783 when Beatson family acquired the glasshouse established by John Wright and others in 1751. Thereafter operated under several names, starting as W Beatson & Co in 1783. Subsequent names included Henry Close & Co in 1810, Close & Clark in 1828 and Beatson & Co in 1865. Incorporated 1910 as Beatson Clark & Co Ltd. Made glass bottles and phails for a wide variety of functions, especially for the pharmaceutical industry. Expanded rapidly after 1918. Introduced bottle making machinery from c1930 at the new Stairfoot Works. 1961 public company. Sometime acquired by TT Group Plc. Continues
Publications:
- Stairfoot Glass Works, 1930-1980 by Unknown
- Story of Rotherham Glassworks by Schofield, Judith A
- The Glass Works, Rotherham, 1751-1951 by Greene, Dorothy
- The Glass Works, Rotherham, 1751-1961 by Unknown
- Through a Glass Clearly by Clark, Alec W
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wright, John
- Close, Henry, & Co
- Close & Clark
- Stairfoot Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Rotherham, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Glass products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to 1783 when Beatson family acquired the glasshouse established by John Wright and others in 1751. Thereafter operated under several names, starting as W Beatson & Co in 1783. Subsequent names included Henry Close & Co in 1810, Close & Clark in 1828 and Beatson & Co in 1865. Incorporated 1910 as Beatson Clark & Co Ltd. Made glass bottles and phails for a wide variety of functions, especially for the pharmaceutical industry. Expanded rapidly after 1918. Introduced bottle making machinery from c1930 at the new Stairfoot Works. 1961 public company. Sometime acquired by TT Group Plc. ContinuesPublications:
- Stairfoot Glass Works, 1930-1980 by Unknown
- Story of Rotherham Glassworks by Schofield, Judith A
- The Glass Works, Rotherham, 1751-1951 by Greene, Dorothy
- The Glass Works, Rotherham, 1751-1961 by Unknown
- Through a Glass Clearly by Clark, Alec W