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A History of the County of Oxford
… half of the 20th century. 1 The arrival in 1950 of the engineering firm Smiths' of England, attracting both local … with a diverse range of light industrial and retail firms located, for the most part, in industrial estates … from British Leyland in Oxford. 23 46. Smiths' of England Engineering works (top) and Curbridge Downs Farm in 1970, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… system, and the emergence of large commercial family firms. 1 The blanket industry remained dominant, its success … century, apparently through poor management. 81 Metalwork, Engineering, and Miscellaneous Trades Metal-working and … encouraged heavier industry, and in 1872 Witney's first engineering firm, that of Daniel Young, was established on …
A History of the County of Oxford
… before the Second World War, when one or two manufacturing firms moved to Witney partly to escape the London Blitz. By … the ironmongers and builders Leigh and Sons, Young's engineering, Marriott's coal business, and the Eagle Brewery. … Thomas Wesley Barrell in 1934. 34 The introduction of new engineering firms, significant for Witney's later industrial …
A History of the County of Oxford
… local apprentices, encouraged and often paid for by their firms or masters. Evening classes continued there in the … additions in 1974 included a purpose-built library and engineering block. 101 From 1963 the college included departments for engineering and construction, agriculture, business studies, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… prompted further mechanization by a few dominant family firms, and by 1900 blanket production was mostly concentrated … east of High Street, established by 1840, Daniel Young's engineering works on Bridge Street, established in 1872, and … Development since 1945 Besides De Havilland several small engineering firms were established in Witney during the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… falling into disrepair, from 1940 it was occupied by the engineering firm Crawford Collets Ltd, which demolished it in … side'. In Witney, where foremen were not used and where firms in the 1840s were small enough for a master to know … of the Second World War, which brought to the town new engineering firms relocated to escape the Blitz, was far …