Sir
William Pickles Hartley
Sir
William Pickles Hartley, the man who became famous as the
founder of the mighty Hartley’s jam empire, had his
humble beginnings in Colne. The Hartley family have lived
in the shadow of Pendle since at least 1620 and had a grocer’s
shop in the area.
As
the business steadily flourished and the family moved into
the wholesale trade, William Hartley invistigated the possibility
of making his own preserves after, it is believed, he had
a disagreement with a local jam manufacturer which affected
his wholesale trade. From this point on, Hartley began to
develop his empire producing his own fruit and creating his
own distinctive earthenware pots. |
