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Many were the modification made in Edward Hayward's own hand to proofs
submitted for approval by the firm's printers, Messrs. Pardon and Son,
of Paternoster Row. Whether it was a spiral staircase, a coal plate,
or the Imperial Union Bath to be illustrated, the printer was
enjoined to see that each nicety of design was faithfully reproduced
as in the original.
The Union Kitchen Range appears to have
been nearest to Edward Hayward's heart and this was extensively
advertised both locally, by circular, and in the national press: "Hayward
Brothers respectfully solicit a visit from architects and the public to
see their Union Kitchen Range in use, also their model bathroom, in which
is shewn the bath heated from the kitchen range or from the independent
bathroom fire."
The Union Kitchen Range was exhibited at
the Architectural Exhibition held at 9, Conduit Street in 1862. Even
at that early date, facsimile letters in Edward Hayward's handwriting
were printed by the thousand for this form of advertising. The
description of the firm altered slightly from time to time as new items
appeared in the catalogues. From "Furnishing Ironmongers", they
progressed to "Builders' and Manufacturing Ironmongers" becoming "Hot
Water Engineers" with the introduction of bathroom facilities and so on
through the many phases of development.
Two years later, the small office reserved for
Edward Hayward's use in Cornhill became the first official City offices
of Hayward Brothers. The senior Mr. Leggatt of Leggatt, Hayward and
Leggatt had retired in 1861 and in 1869, when the second Mr. Leggatt died,
the style of this old-established firm became Hayward and Leggatt. Edward
Hayward, the sole surviving partner in the print selling venture, made
what use he could of the premises until the sons of his late partner were
old enough to take control. He was getting on in years and his heavy
commitments in the Borough would have made it impossible for him adequately
to have managed both businesses, so for a few years the picture concern
was allowed to lapse.
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