Hawkes Bros Ltd Confectionery Manufacturers
A Memory of Chelmsford.
My great grandfather, Albert William Hawkes, his brother Charles and their brother-in-law John Burles had a sweet manufacturing company on New St, in Chelmsford. They also had a sweet shops on Duke St, Springfield Rd and two shops on Moulsham St. There was a wholesaler of Hawkes' sweets behind the shop in Springfield Rd. I have a vague memory of the manufacturing business being sold to Rowntree in the early 1960's, which then merged with Mackintoshs. I would be interested in anyone who has memories of Hawkes Bros Ltd.
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Was a fantastic experience which stood me well for my adult life
regards john hounsome
yes i remmber you and arther and his wife allsom i think her name was.hope you are doing well ,i stayed with hawhes ,palmer harvey for 36 yeas,being general manager at south woodham ferrers and then area sales manager for east anglia
regards john hounsome
I remember Hawkes sweets as having the best barley sugar sweets in the 1960s.
I seem to remember that they had offices/warehouse on Broomfield Road and we would go there in December to see the Christmas lines to stock that year. Fond memories.