Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Sampson Low Marston & Company Ltd.
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
1793-1950; 1997-
History
The original Sampson Low was established in 1793. Re-established by his son in the earlier 1800, it has gone through several name changes: Sampson Low, Son & Co.1860-1862; Sampson Low, Son & Marston 1867-1869; Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle 1873-1874; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1876-1890; and finally Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1891-1950. In 1950 it was taken over by the British Printing Corporation (BPC). Between 1981-1991 the press was closed down in and de-registered in 1993. George Low, one of the direct descendants of the founder, discovered the remains of the dismembered company at Companies House in Cardiff – and brought it back to life by re-registering Sampson Low Ltd in October 1997.