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Withy Grove had a succession of owners, from founder Ned Hulton, to his son Sir Edward Hulton, briefly to the Daily Mail Trust and then to Lord
Camrose and Viscount Kemsley as Allied Newspapers which became Kemsley Newspapers in 1945. Roy, later Lord, Thomson took over in 1959 and eventually Cap'n
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1119:"Berry, William Ewert, first Viscount Camrose (1879–1954),
300:, the consortium quickly merged four other papers into the
920:"Fleming, Ian Lancaster (1908–1964) (subscription needed)"
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served as
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from Lords Beaverbrook and Rothmere in 1925; in 1926, the
158:(later 1st Baron Iliffe), Allied Newspapers later became
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became part of an Allied Newspapers subsidiary in 1928.
572:(after the name of AP's headquarters, Fleetway House).
823:"Amalgamation of 'Daily Graphic' and 'Daily Sketch'".
783:"Lord Iliffe – A Lifetime in the Newspaper Industry".
451:, Allied Newspapers was dissolved in 1945 and renamed
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845:The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992
684:(Scotland) (1922–1955; sold to the Mirror Group)
592:(Scotland) (1922–1955; sold to the Mirror Group)
564:Amalgamated Press, meanwhile, was bought by the
360:, and book publishing company to their empire.
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1059:"Hulton, Sir Edward, baronet (1869–1925),
604:(1925–1952; sold to Associated Newspapers)
504:Esmond Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere
266:Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
18:
1284:Newspaper companies of the United Kingdom
967:"Lord Kemsley Dies, Retired News Magnate"
519:Kemsley sold his Scottish holdings — the
154:(later 1st Viscount Kemsley), along with
1289:Publishing companies established in 1924
742:The Financial Times: A Centenary History
1179:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1129:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1069:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
926:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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485:Lord Kemsley served as chairman of the
482:' worldwide network of correspondents.
382:Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham
978:. Kingston, New York. 6 February 1968.
808:. 2006. pp. 50–52. Archived from
398:, buying out his partners and merging
394:. Camrose concentrated his efforts on
1279:British companies established in 1924
1035:. Gent: Academia Press. p. 296.
760:www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk
636:(1922–1955; sold to the Mirror Group)
348:In 1926, Allied Newspapers purchased
248:The Berry brothers and Iliffe set up
58:London and Manchester, United Kingdom
7:
756:"Mackintosh Architecture: Biography"
628:(1919–1945; sold to Brendan Bracken)
374:In 1927 Allied Newspapers purchased
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865:from the original on 18 August 2010
447:With Lord Camrose concentrating on
432:was established in February 1961.)
106:William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
72:William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
555:Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley
211:Associated Scottish Newspapers Ltd
14:
576:Allied/Kemsley newspaper holdings
414:from 1939 to 1986. His other son
262:Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
115:Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley
110:Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley
78:Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley
884:Heys, Harold (4 February 2011).
704:(1915–1959; sold to Roy Thomson)
676:(1924–1959; sold to Roy Thomson)
644:(1924–1959; sold to Roy Thomson)
620:(1924–1959; sold to Roy Thomson)
716:1924–1959; sold to Roy Thomson)
489:News Agency from 1951 to 1958.
320:Allied Newspapers acquired the
84:Edward Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe
36:1924 (as Associated Newspapers)
1274:1924 establishments in England
1010:"The Press: Bigger Press Lord"
802:"Gone and (largely) forgotten"
367:; Allied sold the business to
1:
989:"Our London Correspondence".
829:. 16 October 1926. p. 4.
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410:served as Deputy Chairman of
203:, and another newspaper, the
1203:UK public library membership
1153:UK public library membership
1103:UK public library membership
995:. 2 January 1953. p. 4.
950:UK public library membership
664:(1924–1955; merged into the
641:Manchester Evening Chronicle
498:(at that point known as the
277:Manchester Evening Chronicle
38:1945 (as Kemsley Newspapers)
886:"End of life for the Chron"
789:. 26 July 1960. p. 13.
744:. Viking. pp. 142–144.
311:The Printworks (Manchester)
148:William Berry, Lord Camrose
48:Thomson Regional Newspapers
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315:Allied Northern Newspapers
231:Coventry Evening Telegraph
185:; they also purchased the
806:British Journalism Review
492:In 1952 Kemsley sold the
472:From 1945 onward, author
463:, who merged it with the
1242:Lonsdale, Sarah (2020).
582:Bristol Times and Mirror
352:(AP), adding a thriving
142:. Formed in 1924 by the
1056:Porter, Dilwyn (2004).
692:(1931; merged into the
539:Purchase by Roy Thomson
197:, its sister paper the
1217:"Fleetway – A History"
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1166:Smith, Adrian (2004).
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859:"Fleetway – A History"
531:— to the London-based
124:Allied Newspapers Ltd.
570:Fleetway Publications
508:Associated Newspapers
1171:newspaper proprietor
1121:newspaper proprietor
1061:newspaper proprietor
633:Glasgow Evening News
568:in 1959 and renamed
559:Thomson Organization
430:The Sunday Telegraph
256:. (Hulton's son Sir
237:Cambridge Daily News
206:Glasgow Evening News
126:was a British media
16:UK newspaper holding
1018:. 22 December 1952.
992:Manchester Guardian
654:The Daily Telegraph
652:(1937; merged into
609:The Daily Telegraph
584:(1924–1932; folded)
510:, the owner of the
449:The Daily Telegraph
412:The Daily Telegraph
404:The Daily Telegraph
396:The Daily Telegraph
377:The Daily Telegraph
228:, and owner of the
133:The Daily Telegraph
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453:Kemsley Newspapers
443:Kemsley Newspapers
160:Kemsley Newspapers
1253:978-1-5261-3711-1
1201:(Subscription or
1151:(Subscription or
1101:(Subscription or
1087:978-0-19-861412-8
948:(Subscription or
890:Gentlemen Ranters
841:Griffiths, Dennis
350:Amalgamated Press
250:Allied Newspapers
156:Sir Edward Iliffe
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