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Henry Milward

Needle & Fishing Tackle Manufacturer

Henry Milward took over the family company and
grew it into one of the most successful needle, fish
hook and tackle companies, Henry Milward and Sons,
in the world. Their Washford Mills on Ipsley Road in
Redditch, named after their scouring mill in Studley,
was a landmark building, at its peak employing over
4000 people.

1802 - 1878

Henry Milward JP, 1840, the
founder of the Milward Needle and

Fishing Tackle Co.

Source/Researched by: Tom Bough

The original Washford
Mills in Studley

Milward needle and © RLHS 2015
fishing lackle factory
with St Georges Road
in the background. C

1922

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