Daniel Johnson and Company

Dates: 1852 until around 1978

Location: Knutsford Road, Warrington

Specialities: wire baskets and woven wire work for industrial and agricultural purposes

Daniel Johnson and Company was one of the many smaller wire related firms based in Warrington. They specialised in making wire baskets and woven wire work for industrial and agricultural purposes.

This article was written for the Wire Works Project 2020-2021, a National Lottery Heritage funded project aiming to highlight and celebrate the legacy left by the wire industry, which dominated Warrington’s employment structure for over 170 years, putting the town at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution.