Woodcock & Hardy
A manufacturer of Britannia metal and electro-plated goods, this enterprise was founded in 1871 as Ridge, Woodcock & Hardy. The partners were Joseph Ridge, Thomas Woodcock (1843-1930), and William Radford Hardy (1838-1894). Woodcock and Hardy lived in Heeley. The firm’s offices were in Eldon Place, Eldon Street. It won an Honourable Mention at the Paris Exhibition (1878) for that traditional product – Sheffield Plate. In 1880, Ridge left and the firm became Woodcock &....
