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Th firm was well known for the quality of its timber especially mahogany, and John was known as Mahogany Jack.
The firm continued operating in Hull until it was sold to Thorpe , Balfour & Harrison in 1888 and in Gloucester until 1910 when it was sold to Price, Walker & Co.
There are many references to the timber business in local Directories:
1803 Barkworth & Dowson, Raff Merchants, North Dock Side.
1810 John Barkworth & Son Mahogany & Raff Merchants Dock Street.
1823 Barkworth & Spaldin Timber Merchants Dock Street
1835 Barkworth & Spaldin Timber Merchants North Dock Side
1839 Barkworth & Co Timber Merchants
1851 Henry Barkworth Timber Merchant
The firm continued operating in Hull until it was sold to Thorpe, Balfour & Harrison in 1888 and in Gloucester until 1910 when it was sold to Price, Walker & Co.
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John Barkworth set up a timber merchants business in Hull around 1792 . He had several partners but the firm was best known as Barkworth & Spaldin. The timber yard was on North Dockside, Hull.The firm had offices in Hull, Grimsby, Gloucester and London, where they had an office in Pall Mall.
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