Houghton le Spring Candle Factory

[Jomot]

Some time between 1861 & 1871 George Lishman opened a candle-making business in Houghton le Spring - probably on Newbottle Street or very close by - which I believe continued trading successfully through later generations until around 1945. 

Despite searches I've only ever found it referred to as 'the candle factory' - does anyone with local knowledge know what the business was actually called?

[stanmapstone]

Whellan's 1894 Directory, County Durham, Houghton-le-Spring
Geo. Lishman, paraffin, candle manufacturer, and tallow chandler, Union Street.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

From Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1914, William Lishman, Tallow Chandler, Union Street.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

In the 1871 Census, George Lishman, was living in Club Row, a Tallow Chandler, employing one man. In the 1881 Census, he was in Union Street (no number), a Tallow Chandler, employing one man and one boy. In 1891 he was a 1 Union Street. In 1901 George Lishman was living at at 111 Newbottle Street, and his son William Lishman was at 5 Union Street, a Tallow Chandler, working at home, so his place of business was 5 Union Street.

Stan

[barryd]

Here is an article that actually mentions the "Candle Factory" .
Found under the big banner headline "Happy Birthday".

http://www.houghtonlespring.org.uk/houghtonian/houghtonian_vol01_iss03.pdf

[Jomot]

Thank you for the replies.  I'd seen the "Happy Birthday" article plus another where someone mentioned remembering 'the candle factory' from their childhood, but no actual name.  I do know that George's son & then grandson continued to run it and I believe they exported to other countries, which is why I thought there might have been a business name. Oh well.

Thanks for the Whellans directory entry Stan, I hadn't been able to find one, only the census records, so that's very good to have.