S. J. Moreland and Sons was a family company, founded in 1867 and wound up in 1976. It manufactured "

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" matches.

History

Samuel J. Moreland, son of a sawyer from

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, Gloucestershire was born in 1828. In 1867, he moved to Gloucester, and opened the Moreland Trade Factory (which still stands today, on Bristol Road) to manufacture those matches. In 2010, there was a campaign to relight the celebrated "England's Glory" sign (unlit since the 1970s) on the factory, some residents even offering to pay. The

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of Moreland, Gloucester is named after the factory.

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* https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/S._J._Moreland_and_Sons Companies based in Gloucester Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom 1867 establishments in England 1976 disestablishments in England British companies established in 1867 Manufacturing companies established in 1867 Bristol Road British companies disestablished in 1976 Industrial history of Gloucestershire