Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
William Clowes & Sons Limited
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Description area
Dates of existence
1802-present
History
William Clowes Ltd. is a British printing company that was founded in London in 1803 by William Clowes. It became one of the world's largest printing companies in the mid-19th century. The company merged with Caxton Press, operated by William Moore in Beccles, Suffolk in the late 19th century. It is one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of directories and reference books and continues to operate out of its large printing factory at Ellough near Beccles as part of the CPI UK group.
Places
2 Villiers Street, London
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Printers
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Control area
Authority record identifier
GB-2014-WSA-19683
Institution identifier
GB 2014
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Status
Final
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Full