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Howards and Sons

British pharmaceutical business

Howards and Sons was a pharmaceutical business established in 1797 by Quaker chemists William Allen and Luke Howard under the name 'Allen & Howard'. The business consisted of a dispensing pharmacy in Plough Court managed by Allen and a laboratory in Plaistow, Essex managed by Howard.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Howards and Sons Factory, City Mills, Stratford
Photo: Unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Howards and Sons was a pharmaceutical business established in 1797 by Quaker chemists William Allen and Luke Howard under the name 'Allen & Howard'. The business consisted of a dispensing pharmacy in Plough Court managed by Allen and a laboratory in Plaistow, Essex managed by Howard.2

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