Mossford and Co.
Other names: F.T. Mossford and Co. Ltd. (1914-1949)
Foundation date: 1830 (Circa)
Active: 1906 -
Function: Monumental mason, sculptor, marble mason
Policy: (1932) The largest works of its kind in Wales. Established over a Century. No connection with any other Mossford.
Locations
Located at Fairoak Road Cathays Cardiff | View on map
1906 - 1949
Located at 2 and 70 Risca Road Newport | View on map
1914 - 1920
1920 - Located at just no.70
Located at Gladstone Buildings Gladstone Place Cardiff | View on map
1920 - 1926
Located at Tynewydd Road Barry | View on map
1920
Located at Derwen Road Bridgend | View on map
1920
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1906
1906
Listed as Monumental Mason
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales 1914
1914
Listed as Monumental Mason
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1920
1920
Listed as Monumental Mason
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1926
1926
Listed as Monumental Mason; Sculptor
Listed under Stone Masons Cardiff Directory including Penarth, Llandaff, Whitchurch, Ely and Villages Adjacent to Cardiff. 1932
1932
Listed as Marble Mason and Sculptor; Monumental Mason
Listed under Stone Masons Cardiff Directory including Penarth, Llandaff, Whitchurch, Ely and Villages Adjacent to Cardiff. 1937
1937
Listed as Sculptor and Monumental Mason
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's 'Western Mail' Directory of Cardiff, 1949
1949
Listed as Monumental Mason; Sculptor
Sources
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales 1914
1914
Monmouthshire p.320
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1906
1906
South Wales p.1358
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1920
1920
South Wales p.1378
Kelly's 'Western Mail' Directory of Cardiff, 1949
1949
p.751
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1926
1926
South Wales p.1580
W. Mossford and Co. Bank Cash Book 1936-1940
1940
W. Mossford and Co. Bank Cash Book 1941-1951
1951
W. Mossford and Ltd. Daily Job Book. November 1948 - December 1951
1951
Job Book 1948-1951
Produced wide range of works e.g.:
Feb. 1st 1949, White Marble Headstone
Apr. 6th 1949, Cleaned Monument at Llanhilleth Cem.
Apr. 27th 1949, Grey Granite Cross with Polished Base 3 faces
Sept. 16th 1949, Marble Headstone Design
July 6th 1950, Marble Headstone with Base Rose Carving
Much Cemetery (i.e. headstones, crosses etc) work.
Citing this record
'Mossford and Co.', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib1_1211961800, accessed 05 Oct 2023]
