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Godwin & Co

Also known as: Godwin & Co; primary name: Godwin & Co
Details: organisation; manufacturer/factory; British
Other dates: 1851-1927
Biography: Tile manufacturers which started in 1851 when William Godwin set up his first factory to manufacture bricks, quarry tiles and drain pipes at Lugwardine. His brother Henry joined him the next year and they began manufacturing encaustic floor tiles. The brick business was moved to another site and in 1863 another factory was opened in Withington to supply the increasing demand for tiles and tesserae. Henry left to form his own company and in 1878 he opened the Victoria Tile Company. William went into partnership with his son trading as Godwin & Son and even long after his death and the sale of the business to Messrs Loyd & Pulling in 1906 it was still trading under that name. In 1927 H & G Thynne which by then owned the Victoria Tile Company also acquired the company at Withington. Henry Godwin had died in 1925.
Bibliography: J & B Austwick, 'The Decorated Tile', London 1980

66 related objects

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Museum number: 1980,0307.69.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.3.a-d |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0205.3.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.72.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.9.f |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1860 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0205.4.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.95.c-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1870 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.14 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 2019,8019.1 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1880-1890 |
Production place: Made in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.20 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0205.6.a-b |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.123 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.81.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.29.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.75.b |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.18.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.15.a-b |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.95.a-b |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.10.a-c |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.9.d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1860 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.89.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.9.c |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1860 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.104.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.1.a-d |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.107.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0205.1.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.2.a-d |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.75.d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.4 |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.5.a-b |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.13.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.8 |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.74.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.83.a-e |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.18.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.16 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.65.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.105.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.19.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.75.a |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.11 |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.54.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,0713.1 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1859 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.73.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.109.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.9.a-d |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.7 |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.21 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0706.1 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.21 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0205.5.a-b |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.75.e |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.85.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.9.b |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1860 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.9.e |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1860 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.60.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.163 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,0511.10 |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1870 |
Production place: Factory in:Hereford

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Museum number: 1994,1001.17.a-c |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.75.c |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.9.a |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1850-1860 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.106.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.6 |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1995,0205.2.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1860-1880 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1994,1001.12 |
Producer name: Factory of:Godwin & CoDesigned by:John Pollard Seddon |
Production date: 1875 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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Museum number: 1980,0307.88.a-d |
Producer name: BIOG70466 Factory of:Godwin & Co |
Production date: 1851-1900 |
Production place: Factory in:Lugwardine

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