W. A. Colley Ltd
William Arthur Colley (1868-1916) and Francis Harold Colley (1858-1936) were the sons of Francis William Colley (1829-1881), and his wife Sarah. F. W. Colley operated Meersbrook Tannery and left £20,347, when he died in 1881. Francis Harold took over his father’s business, while William Arthur became a cutlery traveller (visiting South Africa and South America). In 1899, William launched W. A. Colley Ltd (capital £20,000) at Titanic Steel Works, No. 76 Arundel Street, as a ‘manufactu....
