R. Rodgers & Son Ltd
The ‘R’ denotes Rhoda, who inherited the enterprise after the death in 1860 of her husband, C. W. Rodgers. According to the Census (1861), the firm employed about 20 men. Rhoda’s 16-year-old son, Joseph, lived with her in Birley Street as a ‘manufacturer’s clerk’. He became partner in 1865. After about 1870, Rhoda began describing the Lambert Street workshops as Norfolk Works – the factory name of the illustrious Joseph Rodgers & Sons. The latter app....
