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Wright's 1867-2017: celebrating 150 years through pictures and cuttings

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    Authors & editors

    Publisher G. R. Wright & Sons Ltd
    Year of publication 2017
    Languages

    English (main text)

    Medium Book
    Edition1
    Topics

    People and communities > People, families & firms
    Economics & commerce > Specific companies
    Cereal processes > Flour milling > Commercial millers

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    Scope & contentA pictorial history of the milling business of G. R. Wright & Sons at Ponders End, Enfield Middlesex. It began in 1867 with George Reynolds Wright who entered into partnership with John Dilly Young at Enfield Mill. He installed roller mills in 1895 and built a successful business. The end papers are copies of plans drawn in 1894 by E. R. & F. Turner of Ipswich of "the proposed arrangement for G. R. Wright Esq at Ponders End to produce 5 sacks of flour per hour".

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    Accession no. 230136

    • Shelf location: A250-WRI
    • Donor: G. R. Wright & Sons