{"product_id":"taylors-of-welwyn-robert-hawker-9781908904072","title":"Taylors of Welwyn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaylors of Welwyn \u003c\/em\u003eby Robert J Hawker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Bates Blow was from a working class background and leading a life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewith little direction until he was befriended by a member of a leading British\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efamily: with his patronage and much hard work, Thomas laid the foundation of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhat was to become the largest business in Europe supplying the requirements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof beekeepers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume charts the history of Taylors of Welwyn, from its birth through\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe challenging changes and large expansion in the last two decades of the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003enineteenth century through to the Company being put into liquidation after more\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethan a century of trading. From zero to zero in three acts, with three leading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emen, changing scenery and a large supporting cast involving confl ict, changes of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eownership, fi res, World wars, no infl ation, high infl ation, but mostly about bees, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebeekeeping and beekeepers and the vagaries that come with that fascinating mix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBob Hawker is a retired Professional Engineer. Following graduation, training\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand employment in the Electrical Supply Industry, he moved over to the academic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eworld where in addition to normal lecturing duties he acted in Consultancy roles, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eorganised and talked at Conferences and appeared as Expert Witness in criminal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand civil legal proceedings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBob is married with two children and for the last thirty-eight years he has\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etended between four and twenty four colonies of honey-bees in his large garden, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emost years in late Summer taking them to the nearby Northumberland moors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearching and writing beekeeping history is his way of attempting to remain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esane in the dark Winter days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hawker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908904070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908904072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Bee Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.40d","brand":"Robert Hawker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896928035071,"sku":"9781908904072","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93ca22c5-db26-431c-95f3-b150e74e94dd.jpg?v=1721372704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taylors-of-welwyn-robert-hawker-9781908904072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}