{{short description|British gas meter and stove manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use British English|date=March 2013}} '''Glover and Main''' was a British manufacturer of gas meters and stoves located at Angel Road, Edmonton, London.

==History== T. Glover & Co manufactured gas meters at the Gothic Works from 1897. Thomas Glover invented the original diaphragm gas meter in 1843.<!--<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3251/is_/ai_n25006462 Thomas Glover]. Retrieved 10 November 2008</ref>--><ref name=Glover /> The company later amalgamated with R & A Main gas stove makers. During the 20th century they became one of the largest manufacturers of gas cookers in the UK. A new factory was built in 1951 on part of the Gothic Works. The business was taken over by Thorn Electrical Industries in 1965. Production ceased in 1983.

The former Gothic Works was demolished late in the 20th century and is now known as Glover Close which is a retail area comprising a Tesco and an IKEA<ref>[http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/store/edmonton IKEA Edmonton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209105704/http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/store/edmonton |date=9 December 2008 }}. Retrieved 10 November 2008</ref> store which opened on 10 February 2005 where a serious crowd disturbance took place.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4252421.stm BBC news report]. Retrieved 9 November 2008</ref>

== References == {{Reflist| refs= <ref name= Glover>{{cite web | url = https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Glover_and_Main | title = Glover and Main | publisher = Grace's Guide to British Industrial History }} </ref>}}

== External links == {{refbegin}} *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=26937 Edmonton; Economic History from British History Online] * {{cite book | title = Hello | first1 = Leslie | last1 = Phillips | author-link1 = Leslie Phillips | isbn = 978-0752868899 | publisher = Orion | date = 2006 | page = [https://archive.org/details/helloautobiograp0000phil/page/17 17] | url = https://archive.org/details/helloautobiograp0000phil/page/17 }} {{refend}}

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Category:Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom Category:Home appliance manufacturers of the United Kingdom Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1965 Category:History of the London Borough of Enfield Category:1965 disestablishments in England Category:1965 mergers and acquisitions Category:British companies disestablished in 1965