Coventry businesses 1896

Compiled by Anne Williscroft from the book "Coventry Up To Date - Views and Reviews"

Company Name	Type of Business	Addresses	Year
Adams, John	Watch Manufacturer	Hertford Terrace, Queen's Road
Adkins and Sons	Watch Manufacturer	29 Fleet Street
Astley and Sons Ltd		4 Broadgate, Warehouse :- 11, 14½ & 17½ Butcher Row, Ropery :- Old Tower Yard, Hales Street, Tent & Sheet Factory :- Much Park Street	1730
Atkinson's Limited, The City Maltings	Brewers and Maltsters	Cox Street
Auto Machinery Limited, The		Read Street
Bates and Dalton	Elastic Web Manufacturers	South Street Mills	1880
Beeston Pneumatic Tyre Co., Limited		Garfield Road and Fleet Street and Cotton Mill, Foleshill Road	1893
Beeston Tyre Rim Co., Limited	Rim Manufacturers	Grey Friars Lane and Spon Street	1888
Bennett Cotton and Co., Limited	Cycle Manufacturers		1892
Bethell, T. B. and Co.	Elastic Web Manufacturers	Foleshill	c1875
Bonniksen, B.	Watch Manufacturer	16 Norfolk Street	1892
Brett and Co., Limited	Manufactuers of Stampings		1891
British Motor Syndicate Limited		Foleshill Road, adjacent to the Coventry and Birmingham Canal. Building known locally as the "Cotton Mills"
Brookes, L. and Co.	File Manufacturers	Little South Street
Burbidge, H.	Wood Turner	31 Hertford Street, Works:- Queen Victoria Road previously West Orchard
Cash, J. and J. Limited	Manufacturers of Frillings	Warehouse :- Hertford Street, Works:- Kingfield Road
Clarke, W. R.	Woollen Manufacturers	Paradise Mills, Foleshill
Clark, Cluley and Co.	Cycle Manufacturers	Well Street	1888
Clements and Burton	Auctioneers etc.	58 and 59 Hertford Street
College House School (Mrs. Newsome)		Holyhead Road
Collins, D. E. and Co.	Wine and Spirit Merchants	Priory Row
Coronet Cycle Company	Cycle Manufacturers	Chapel Fields, formerly occupied by Mr. Philip Cohen, watch manufacturer	1896
Coventry Carpet Beating Company		Priory Street
Coventry Cross Cycle Co., Limited (Warman and Hazlewood, Limited)	Cycle Manufacturers	Head Offce:- Foleshill Road, Works:- Albion Mills, West Orchard and Foleshill Road	c1876
Coventry Machinists' Company	Cycle Manufacturers	Little Park Street, previously King Street	c1867
Coventry Savings Bank		Hertford Street
Cramp, James	Ribbon Manufacturer	Headquarters :- Earl Street, Factory Much Park Street	Founded in 1880 and then James Cramp 1895
Curtis and Beamish	Printers etc.	Burges then Hertford Street	1863
Dubock Jones and Co.	Elastic Web Manufacturers	Wellington Street	c1870
Franklin, G. Carey	Ribbon Manufacturer	19, 20 and 21 Earl Street	1883
Franklin, W.	Ribbon Manufacturer	Bayley Lane	1860
Gormully and Jeffery	Tyre Manufacturers	Warehouse near the Railway Station	1891
Grant, W. H. and Co.	Woollen Manufacturers	Works :- Livingstone Mill, Head Office :- Foleshill
Hall A	Sanitary Engineer, Stove Manufacturer, etc.	Cox Street
Hammerton, H.	Dyer	Hill Top, then Park Street
Harrington, Latham and Co.	Tubular Bell Manufacturers	The Butts
Hawley, John and Son	Watch Manufacturer	Reliable Works, Cow Lane	1857
Herbert, Alfred Herbert Limited	Engineers
Hewitt and Son	Watch Manufacturer	Holyhead Road	1853
Hill, C. J. and Co.	Watch Manufacturer	Russell House	1815
Hinds and Co.	Mineral Water Manufacturers	Hales Street
Hodgkiss Mayo and Meek	Cycle Manufacturers	Hill Cross Works	1890
Hughes, A. and Co.	Wine Merchants	Hertford Street	1792
Humber Cycle Co., Limited, The			1886
Humphries and Co.	Coachbuilders	Bishop Street	1879
Johnson and Mason	Wine Merchants	Broad Gate and Pepper Lane, then Hertford Buildings previously occupied by Messrs Wyley & Co., Chemical Manufacturers
Kinder, Thomas and Son	Watch Manufacturer	Richmond Terrace, Chapel Fields	c1856
Lea and Francis	Cycle Manufacturers	Lower Ford Street	1895
Leigh Mills Co., Limited, The	Cloth Manufacturers	Leigh Mills	1863
Lester Harris and Co.	Manufacturers	Foleshill thn 1890 Great Heath Works, Foleshill Road	1880
Liggins and Co.	Trimming Manufacturers	12 and 13 White Friars Lane	1877
Lloyds Bank Limited
London and Midland Bank, Limited		High Street/Little Park Street
Marston, J. and H.	Watch Manufacturer	164 Spon Street	1806
Masters, J. and Sons	Watch Manufacturer	65 St John Street	1874
Middlemore, W.	Cycle Saddle Manufacturer	Bayley's Buidings
Midland Daily Telegraph			1891
Monk, W.	Elastic Web Manufacturers	Vernon Street then Nelson Street in c1882	c1878
Mousell Bros.	Removal Contractors	Windsor Street, Leamington Spa
Palmer Tyre Co., Limited, The		51 Hertford Street	1893
Payne and Co., The Godiva Engineering Co.	Manufacturers of gas and oil engines	Castle Street	1891
Peirson and Son	Chartered Accountants	17 Hertford Street	1880
Perkins, Joshua and Sons	Manufacturer of Coach Trimmings	Britannia Mills, Payne's Lane	Business commenced in 1846, moved to Coventry 1864
Perkins and Sons	Nurserymen and Florists	Warwick Road
Peters, S. and Son	Coal Merchant	Ford Street and Leicester Street	c1866
Player, J. and Son	Watch Manufacturer	Butt's Lane	1858
Pneumatic Tyre Co. Limited., The
Premier Cycle Co., Limited (Hillman Herbert & Cooper Limited)		Read Street/South Street	1875
Pridmore and Co.	Elastic Web Manufacturers	Foleshill Mills	1859
Priory Hill School (Hammerton, Mr.)		Priory Hill, Wolston
Quadrant School, The (Miss Hales)		Near the railway station
Quinton Cycle Co., Limited, The		Short distance from the Railway Station	1891
Read, A. H.	Watch Manufacturer	Hill Street	1871
Read, Charles	Watch Manufacturer	28 Lord Street, Chapel Fields	c1856
Rudge-Whitworth Cycle Co., Limited, The		Rudge works, Spon Street and Cow Lane	Rudge and Whitworth amalgamated 1894
Seaman Aubrey	Timber Merchant	Foleshill Road	1886
Shaffir, J. H. and Co	Cycle Manufacturers	Hertford Street	1895
Sills and Co. (Taylors Proprietors)	Platers	Little Park Street	1882
Simpson, J.	Warehouseman	5 to 12 Earl Street	c1856
Singer, G. and Co., Limited	Cycle Manufacturers		1874
Slingsby, W. and C.	Grocers, etc.	5 Broadgate	Before 1780
Smith and Sons	Watchmakers	Hearsall Works	1846
Starley Bros.	Cycle Manufacturers	St John's Works	1876
Starley, J. K. and Co. Limited	Cycle Manufacturers	Meteor Works, West Orchard and Victoria Mills	1878
Taylor, G. L.	Monumental Masons	Gosford Bridge	1863
Townend Bros. Limited	Cycle Manufacturers	Wellington Street then Ford Street then Paynes Lane / Gosford Street.	1871
Triumph Cycle Co., Limited, The		Much Park Street, then Priory Street
Turner, W. B. and Son	Cycle Manufacturers	National Works, Spon Street	c1895
Wackrill, H. N.	Hosier and Outfitter	Broadgate and Hertford Street
Waddington, R.	Watch Manufacturer	Earlsdon
Waters and Co.	Wine and Spirit Merchants	High Street
White and Son	Watch Manufacturer	Earlsdon
Whitehouse, D.	Pattern Maker	18 King Street
Whittindale, Dyer and Watson	Auctioneers	28, 29 and 30 Hertford Street
Wilkins and Webster	Brick Makers	Stoney Stanton Road

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