Jackson and Walford, later

Jackson, Walford, and Hodder Jackson and Walford, later Jackson, Walford, and Hodder from 1861 was a London publishing firm and predecessor firm of Hodder & Stoughton. at 18 St Paul's Churchyard and 27 Paternoster Row in 1871 (which was the former address of the later War ...

from 1861 was a London publishing firm and predecessor firm of

Hodder & Stoughton Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint (trade name), imprint of Hachette (publisher), Hachette. History Early history The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs ...

. at 18

St Paul's Churchyard St Paul's Churchyard is an area immediately around St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. It included St Paul's Cross and Paternoster Row. It became one of the principal marketplaces in London. St Paul's Cross was an open-air pulpit from whic ...

and 27

Paternoster Row Paternoster Row was a street in the City of London that was a centre of the London publishing trade, with booksellers operating from the street. Paternoster Row was described as "almost synonymous" with the book trade. It was part of an area cal ...

in 1871 (which was the former address of the later Ward & Co.) The publishers with their successive name changes were one of many London publishers that operated around St. Paul's Churchyard and Paternoster Row. They published the ''

Congregational Year Books Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...

'', which were the publications of the "

Congregational Union of England and Wales The Congregational Union of England and Wales brought together churches in England and Wales in the Congregational tradition between 1831 and 1966. The Congregational churches emerged from the Puritan movement, each church operating independently ...

, and the Confederated Societies."''The Congregational Year Book for 1850, with an Almanac for 1851, Containing the Proceedings of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, and the Confederated Societies for that Year. Together with Supplementary Information, Respecting the Associations, Ministers, New Chapels, Schools, and Publications, of the Congregational Body Throughout the United Kingdom.'' (

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

: Jackson and Walford, 18 St Paul’s Churchyard, 1851).

Matthew Hodder Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint (trade name), imprint of Hachette (publisher), Hachette. History Early history The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs ...

apprenticed there from the age of fourteen and became a partner in 1861. Upon the retirement of Messrs. Jackson and Walford in 1868, Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton joined Hodder and the firm was renamed

. The firm then published both religious and secular works and has survived into the present day as an imprint of

Hodder Headline Headline Publishing Group is a British publishing brand and former company. It was founded in 1986 by Tim Hely Hutchinson. In 1993, Headline bought Hodder & Stoughton and the company became Hodder Headline Ltd. In 1999, Hodder Headline was acqui ...

References

*Attenborough, John. ''A Living Memory: Hodder and Stoughton 1868-1975''. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. *Bennett, Bryan, and Anthony Hamilton. ''Edward Arnold: 100 Years of Publishing''. Illustrated with black and white plates, including a frontispiece of Edward Arnold. London: Edward Arnold (A Division of

), 1990. {{Authority control Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom Christian mass media companies Christian publishing companies 1861 establishments in England Publishing companies established in 1861