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The Original
Partners
(in later life)
Ebenezer Ward
George Lock
158 Fleet Street
Fleet Street in
the 1850s |
about
Ward Lock & Co.
In 1854,
Ebenezer Ward and George Lock starting a publishing concern and the partnership,
not surprisingly, was called Ward and Lock. The business was originally based
in Fleet Street, London but, by the 1870s, it had outgrown its premises and so
in 1878 the business moved to Warwick House in Salisbury Square, London.
In the
early 1880s, the company became the proprietors of Shaw’s widely-known and
well-established series of tourist guides. Shortly after this, James Bowden was
brought into the partnership.
In 1882, an
office was opened in New York, America, and in 1884 a further office was opened
in Melbourne, Australia. In the mid-1890s, the company opened an office in
Toronto, Canada; however, this was closed in 1919.
From 1891
until 1893, the company was known as Ward, Lock and Bowden Company. In 1893
it became Ward Lock and Bowden Ltd. James Bowden retired in 1897, and the
company was renamed as Ward Lock & Co. Ltd. It continued to trade under this
name throughout the 20th century. It still exists as a company, but
there appears to be no web presence.
For further
information about Ward Lock & Co., see the
key events summary chart.
Other
famous books and series were published by Ward Lock. Many were advertised in
the pages of the red guides. Here are a few examples:
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The Fair Britain Series
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Mrs Beeton's Cookery Books
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Mrs Beeton's
Household Management
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Six Shilling Copyright Novels
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Gardening Books
·
Wonder Books for
Children
Click on
the links above to view these book series advertisements.
Click on the illustrations at
left to see a larger version.
Acknowledgement: Photographs
published in 1954
“Adventure In Publishing, The House Of Ward Lock, 1854-1954” By Edward Liveing
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