James Dixon & Sons Ltd
Arguably, the most impressive former cutlery factory in Sheffield is James Dixon & Sons. In its Edwardian heyday, too, it was amongst the biggest cutlery firms, with perhaps only Walker & Hall and Joseph Rodgers & Sons surpassing it in size. Its factory was Cornish Place on the banks of the River Don in Neepsend.The foundation date is unclear. Dixon’s Centenary Souvenir was published in 1906: however, the same publication stated that Dixon’s began in 1805 in Dixon’s Yard,....
