This table cutlery manufacturer started in 1921 as a backstreet operation in Eyre Street. Latham withdrew almost immediately, leaving Douglas Edward Owen (1900-1995) to run the business at Hallam Works, Eyre Street. Starting with a £1,000 loan from his father (a draper’s cashier) and only a couple of craftsmen and a few office staff, Owen built up a thriving trade with department stores and shipping lines. In 1948, Latham & Owen became a private limited company (capital £15,000). ....