Charles Richardson (cement merchant)
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Charles Richardson
Founder of the family Brick
and Cement
Firm A & WT Richardson Ltd, which lasted over 100 years.
This business was founded by the late Charles Richardson in 1850 with wharves and offices at Vauxhall
, (Brunswick Lodge) and Paddington
. These premises being the London
points of distribution for the London stock brick
s and red facing bricks manufactured at Teynham
in Kent
and at Wood Lane
, Shepherd's Bush
. Portland cement
and Roman cement
manufactured at Conyer
s Quay near Sittingbourne
were also handled here.
Charles along with Rowlie Richardson had several sailing Barges most named after family members;
October 18, 1840
Age 23 Marriage of CHARLES to Selina Ellis
Lambeth
, Greater London
, UK
March, 1842
Age 25 Birth of daughter Selina Richardson
Paddington, Greater London, UK
1847
Age 29 Birth of 1st son Alexander R RICHARDSON
Paddington, Greater London, UK
1849
Age 31 Birth of 2nd son Walter T Richardson
Paddington, Greater London, UK
1851
Age 33 Birth of 3rd son Frederick Charles Richardson
March, 1855
Age 38 Birth of 4th son George Canning Richardson
Hammersmith
, Greater London, UK died 21/7/1892
On his death, the founder of the Company was succeeded by his two sons, Mr Alexander R and Mr Walter T Richardson and a partnership
formed, to be known by the title of A & W T Richardson until, following the death of Mr Alec Richardson, the firm was formed into a private limited company in 1923, having as its first board of Directors, Mrs A E Watson, Mr Alfred Jefferies Richardson, Mr H W Worsfold and Mr R E Moores, under the Joint Managing Directorship of Admiral C R Watson CMG CIE and Colonel Charles Richardson.
Three members of the family Mrs N M Monsell and Mrs A Sich - granddaughters of the founder, and Mr John W Sich - great grandson, then served the board under the Managing Director Colonel C Richardson - grandson of the founder.
Mr Charles Richardson commenced business immediately after the repeal of the brick tax
which lasted from 1784–1850 and following the demand created for the then "new" Portland Cement first discovered in 1824 by William Aspdin
a bricklayer
of Leeds
.
The White City
at Shepherds Bush now occupies the old site of the Wood Lane
Brickworks, from which more than a million stock bricks were supplied for the foundations of the Albert Memorial
. In more recent years, the Company also supplied the bricks used in the foundation of 'Eros', when that graceful statue by Alfred Gilbert
was finally replaced in Piccadilly Circus
.
Early in the present century bricks and portland cement were also supplied for Surrey
's famous home of cricket, the Oval
at Kennington
, whilst much of the early production of cement from the Conyer Works was exported to New Zealand
, where the high quality of the product won for us the Silver Medal at New Zealand International Exhibition in 1882.
The Company ceased production of cement
at Conyer in 1906 and of bricks at Teynham in 1919, but in 1945 with the acquisition of the Auclaye Brickfields Limited, are again producing multi-coloured stock bricks, the bulk of which have been supplied to help meet the needs of London's post-war housing problems, many millions being used by the London County Council
and the Ministry of Works
.
Premises at LMS Railway Goods Depot, Wandsworth Road, London SW8 (TJR)
00/00/1819 - Born in Woodford, Essex (TJR)
00/00/1878 - Living in Cary Castle
, Torquay
Founder of the family Brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
and Cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
Firm A & WT Richardson Ltd, which lasted over 100 years.
This business was founded by the late Charles Richardson in 1850 with wharves and offices at Vauxhall
Vauxhall
-Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...
, (Brunswick Lodge) and Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
. These premises being the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
points of distribution for the London stock brick
London stock brick
London stock brick is the type of hand-made brick which was used for the majority of building work in London and South East England until the growth in the use of Flettons and other machine-made bricks in the early 20th century. Its distinctive yellow colour and soft appearance come from the...
s and red facing bricks manufactured at Teynham
Teynham
Teynham is a large village, and civil parish in Kent, England, in the district of Swale. The parish lies to the north of the A2 some three miles west of Faversham, and includes the hamlet of Conyer, on an inlet of the Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and at Wood Lane
Wood Lane
Wood Lane is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd's Bush, under the Westway past Wormwood Scrubs where it meets Scrubs Lane. The road is wholly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham...
, Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush
-Commerce:Commercial activity in Shepherd's Bush is now focused on the Westfield shopping centre next to Shepherd's Bush Central line station and on the many small shops which run along the northern side of the Green....
. Portland cement
Portland cement
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout...
and Roman cement
Roman cement
For the architectural material actually used by the ancient Romans, see Roman concrete."Roman cement" is a substance developed by James Parker in the 1780s, and finally patented in 1796...
manufactured at Conyer
Conyer
Conyer is a riverside hamlet of Teynham in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. Located at the apex of Conyer Creek, near the junction with The Swale...
s Quay near Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent...
were also handled here.
Charles along with Rowlie Richardson had several sailing Barges most named after family members;
- Active 37 Rochester Sittingbourne 1864
- Alexander 26 Rochester Queenborough 1867
- Arthur & Eliza 38 Rochester Faversham 1862
- Charles 36 Rochester, Queenborough 1866
- Eliza 35 Rochester,Queenborough 1866
- Frank 36 Rochester,Murston 1870
- Glendower ,37 Rochester,Conyer 1893
- Heron 40 Rochester,Milton 1884
- Jeffie 39 Rochester,Conyer 1874
- Lydia 40 Rochester,Conyer 1874
- Mabel 39 Rochester,Conyer 1873
- Nesta 42 Rochester,Conyer 1898
- Phoebe 39 Rochester,Conyer 1876
- Victory 44 Rochester,Wandsworth 1880
- William 35 Rochester,Sittingbourne 1872
October 18, 1840
Age 23 Marriage of CHARLES to Selina Ellis
Lambeth
Lambeth
Lambeth is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated southeast of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
, Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
, UK
March, 1842
Age 25 Birth of daughter Selina Richardson
Paddington, Greater London, UK
1847
Age 29 Birth of 1st son Alexander R RICHARDSON
Paddington, Greater London, UK
1849
Age 31 Birth of 2nd son Walter T Richardson
Paddington, Greater London, UK
1851
Age 33 Birth of 3rd son Frederick Charles Richardson
March, 1855
Age 38 Birth of 4th son George Canning Richardson
Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
, Greater London, UK died 21/7/1892
On his death, the founder of the Company was succeeded by his two sons, Mr Alexander R and Mr Walter T Richardson and a partnership
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.Since humans are social beings, partnerships between individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments, and varied combinations thereof, have always been and remain commonplace...
formed, to be known by the title of A & W T Richardson until, following the death of Mr Alec Richardson, the firm was formed into a private limited company in 1923, having as its first board of Directors, Mrs A E Watson, Mr Alfred Jefferies Richardson, Mr H W Worsfold and Mr R E Moores, under the Joint Managing Directorship of Admiral C R Watson CMG CIE and Colonel Charles Richardson.
Three members of the family Mrs N M Monsell and Mrs A Sich - granddaughters of the founder, and Mr John W Sich - great grandson, then served the board under the Managing Director Colonel C Richardson - grandson of the founder.
Mr Charles Richardson commenced business immediately after the repeal of the brick tax
Brick tax
The brick tax was introduced in Great Britain in 1784, during the reign of King George III, to help pay for the wars in the American Colonies. Bricks were initially taxed at 4s per thousand. To mitigate the effect of the tax, manufacturers began to increase the size of their bricks, up to a maximum...
which lasted from 1784–1850 and following the demand created for the then "new" Portland Cement first discovered in 1824 by William Aspdin
William Aspdin
William Aspdin was an English cement manufacturer, and a pioneer of the Portland cement industry.He was born in Leeds, second son of Joseph Aspdin. His father obtained a patent for "Portland cement" in 1824 and William joined his father's cement manufacturing firm in 1829. His father's product...
a bricklayer
Bricklayer
A bricklayer or mason is a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The term also refers to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie".The training of a trade in...
of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
.
The White City
White City, London
White City is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, to the north of Shepherd's Bush. Today, White City is home to the BBC Television Centre and BBC White City, and Loftus Road stadium, the home of football club Queens Park Rangers FC....
at Shepherds Bush now occupies the old site of the Wood Lane
Wood Lane
Wood Lane is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd's Bush, under the Westway past Wormwood Scrubs where it meets Scrubs Lane. The road is wholly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham...
Brickworks, from which more than a million stock bricks were supplied for the foundations of the Albert Memorial
Albert Memorial
The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, London, England, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861. The memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the...
. In more recent years, the Company also supplied the bricks used in the foundation of 'Eros', when that graceful statue by Alfred Gilbert
Alfred Gilbert
Sir Alfred Gilbert was an English sculptor and goldsmith who enthusiastically experimented with metallurgical innovations...
was finally replaced in Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly...
.
Early in the present century bricks and portland cement were also supplied for Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
's famous home of cricket, the Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
at Kennington
Kennington
Kennington is a district of South London, England, mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, although part of the area is within the London Borough of Southwark....
, whilst much of the early production of cement from the Conyer Works was exported to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, where the high quality of the product won for us the Silver Medal at New Zealand International Exhibition in 1882.
The Company ceased production of cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
at Conyer in 1906 and of bricks at Teynham in 1919, but in 1945 with the acquisition of the Auclaye Brickfields Limited, are again producing multi-coloured stock bricks, the bulk of which have been supplied to help meet the needs of London's post-war housing problems, many millions being used by the London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
and the Ministry of Works
Ministry of Works
The Ministry of Works was a department of the UK Government formed in 1943, during World War II, to organise the requisitioning of property for wartime use. After the war, the Ministry retained responsibility for Government building projects....
.
Premises at LMS Railway Goods Depot, Wandsworth Road, London SW8 (TJR)
00/00/1819 - Born in Woodford, Essex (TJR)
00/00/1878 - Living in Cary Castle
Cary Castle
Cary Castle stood on Lodge Hill overlooking the town of Castle Cary, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.-Details:The motte and bailey castle was built either by Walter of Douai or by his son Robert who also built Bampton Castle in Devon...
, Torquay
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...