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Welcome to the Exeter Foundry Website
The Holladay family, who have been involved with the business of Garton & King from 1898 until 1990, have put together this History of the Company and hope you will find it of interest.
Garton & King, and its predecessors (which includes, amongst others, King & Munk and Garton & Jarvis) can trace their trading history back to 1661, that ís well over three hundred years of business within Exeter, mostly in and around the High Street.
Since this website was created back in 2009 we have added more
information. Recently we added two more new pages, the first headed
"The Dunbar" or, by its alternative title "The Curious Incident
of the Sunken Stoves" and this was followed by a second, coverage of
Garton & King Ltd's almost unbeaten length of time as AGA Agents,
going way back to the early 1930s - "AGA, A Grand Affair."
We also have added "The Guestbook" please make use of this and add your comments, criticisms and suggestions but please, no Foundry Language!
One final item, if you live fairly local to me (EX22) and belong to a
Club or Social Group I am now equipped to give Illustrated Talks on G
& K's History - you'll find contact information on the About Me
Page - so if you wish to discuss a possible booking - - - Get In Touch!
Richard Holladay (16/07/2011)