Sutton Seeds, Reading

TR SUT P3/5

Sutton & Sons Ltd, Sutton & Sons Ltd

trade record of the factory in the nineteenth century

1 sheet of illustrations: b&w; good condition

type: TRA, dimensions: 30 x 30cm [length x height]

English

Sutton Seeds, Cultivation- seeds, Gardening, Gardening, Archives

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>4.&lt;B&gt;Sutton Seeds, Reading&lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt;The firm of Sutton was established in Reading in 1806 as a corn trading company. With the introduction of the Penny post and the coming of the railway in 1840, the firm of Sutton's grew from a local company to a national concern. The growing affluence of the British people, coupled with the increase in the number of houses with gardens built around the towns and cities provided a healthy market for the sale of the seeds. The illustration shows the different departments within the factory working to produce seeds. The firm moved from Reading to Torquay in 1976.&lt;P&gt;TR SUT P3/5</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV><DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>6.&lt;B&gt;Sutton Seeds, Reading&lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt;The firm of Sutton was established in Reading in 1806 as a corn trading company. In 1831 Martin Hope Sutton opened his first account with a London wholesale seed firm, Beck, Allen and Shearman in the Strand. In 1832 he had a garden in the Forbury where he practised sowing seeds. By 1841 the firm had discontinued the unprofitable corn trade and concentrated on seed production. With the introduction of the Penny post and the coming of the railway in 1840, the firm of Sutton's grew from a local company to a national concern. The growing affluence of the British people, coupled with the increase in the number of houses with gardens built around the towns and cities provided a healthy market for the sale of the seeds. The illustration shows the different departments within the factory working to produce seeds. The firm moved from Reading to Torquay in 1976.&lt;P&gt;TR SUT P3/5</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>

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RHC neg. NMC 60/9168; digital image