Industries in the 19th century included:
Timber: In the mid-18th century, Berkhamsted had been noted for turned wood products.
Based on the extensive woodland resources of the area (principally alder and beech), the milling and turning of wood was the town's most prominent industry in the 19th century.
The Crimean War contracts for supplying the army with lance poles and tent pegs led to major expansion.
The largest manufacturer was East & Sons.

Brush making: An offshoot of the timber industry.
The largest employers were Goss Brushworks at the west end of the High Street (closed 1930s) and T.H. Nash in George Street (closed 1920s).

The Canal trade provided a considerable economic stimulus to the town, enabling the development of industries which involved bulk transport of materials.
These included timber and malt.

Boat building: Berkhamsted also became a centre for the construction of the barges needed for the canal trades.
A yard for building canal barges and other boats, between Castle Street and Raven's Lane wharves, was one of three important boatyards in Hertfordshire.
It was owned by John Hatton until 1880 and then by William Costin until 1910, when it was taken over by Key's, the timber merchants which in 1969 was bought by another timber merchant J. Alsford before being redeveloped into flats in 1994.
At this site, next to the canal, is the Berkhamsted Canadian totem pole.

Watercress: The construction of the canal had helped to drain the marshy areas along the valley of the River Bulbourne.
In 1883, the Berkhamsted Times congratulated Mr Bedford on having converted the remaining "dirty ditches and offensive marshes" into watercress beds.

Chemical: Cooper's sheep dip works.
William Cooper was a vet who arrived in Berkhamsted in the early 1840s and experimented in treatments for scab in sheep.
He formulated an innovative arsenic and sulphur sheep-dip.
The Cooper family firm was later inherited by his nephew, Sir Richard Cooper, 1st Baronet.

Nurserymen: Henry Lane's nurseryman business, founded in 1777, became one of the largest employers in the town in the 19th century.
Extensive nurseries are shown on the 1878 Ordnance Survey 25 inch plan, at the western end of the town.

Iron working: Wood's Ironworks was set up in 1826 by James Wood.

Utilities in the 19th century included:
Gasworks: The Great Berkhamsted Gas, Light & Coke Co., at the junction of Water Lane and the Wilderness, was set up to provide street lighting in 1849.
In 1906, the Berkhamsted Gas Works moved to Billet Lane; it closed in 1959.

Water and sewage: The Great Berkhamsted Waterworks Company was set up in 1864 on the High Street (on the present site of W.H. Smith and Boots).
Mains drainage was first supplied in 1898–99, when effective sewerage was installed.
Industries in the 19th century included:
Timber: In the mid-18th century, Berkhamsted had been noted for turned wood products. Based on the extensive woodland resources of the area (principally alder and beech), the milling and turning of wood was the town's most prominent industry in the 19th century. The Crimean War contracts for supplying the army with lance poles and tent pegs led to major expansion. The largest manufacturer was East & Sons.
Brush making: An offshoot of the timber industry. The largest employers were Goss Brushworks at the west end of the High Street (closed 1930s) and T.H. Nash in George Street (closed 1920s).
The Canal trade provided a considerable economic stimulus to the town, enabling the development of industries which involved bulk transport of materials. These included timber and malt.
Boat building: Berkhamsted also became a centre for the construction of the barges needed for the canal trades. A yard for building canal barges and other boats, between Castle Street and Raven's Lane wharves, was one of three important boatyards in Hertfordshire. It was owned by John Hatton until 1880 and then by William Costin until 1910, when it was taken over by Key's, the timber merchants which in 1969 was bought by another timber merchant J. Alsford before being redeveloped into flats in 1994. At this site, next to the canal, is the Berkhamsted Canadian totem pole.
Watercress: The construction of the canal had helped to drain the marshy areas along the valley of the River Bulbourne. In 1883, the Berkhamsted Times congratulated Mr Bedford on having converted the remaining "dirty ditches and offensive marshes" into watercress beds.
Chemical: Cooper's sheep dip works. William Cooper was a vet who arrived in Berkhamsted in the early 1840s and experimented in treatments for scab in sheep. He formulated an innovative arsenic and sulphur sheep-dip. The Cooper family firm was later inherited by his nephew, Sir Richard Cooper, 1st Baronet.
Nurserymen: Henry Lane's nurseryman business, founded in 1777, became one of the largest employers in the town in the 19th century. Extensive nurseries are shown on the 1878 Ordnance Survey 25 inch plan, at the western end of the town.
Iron working: Wood's Ironworks was set up in 1826 by James Wood.
Utilities in the 19th century included:
Gasworks: The Great Berkhamsted Gas, Light & Coke Co., at the junction of Water Lane and the Wilderness, was set up to provide street lighting in 1849. In 1906, the Berkhamsted Gas Works moved to Billet Lane; it closed in 1959.
Water and sewage: The Great Berkhamsted Waterworks Company was set up in 1864 on the High Street (on the present site of W.H. Smith and Boots). Mains drainage was first supplied in 1898–99, when effective sewerage was installed.
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