John Moreton & Company
Founded in 1838 as Moreton & Langley, this hardware merchant began at Horseley Fields, Wolverhampton. The owner was Wolverhampton-born John Moreton (1812-1879), whose ancestors were from Dublin. By 1865, John Moreton & Co had an office in Sheffield in Orchard Street, staffed first by Daniel Moreton and then by John Moreton Jun., who lived in Glossop Road. In the 1870s, the firm moved to Bridge Street and then to 96 Carver Street. John Ward was the foreman. Moreton’s also had offices in ....
