▁or ▁less " ▁in ▁size ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁expanded ▁into ▁the ▁fine ▁y arn ▁mark ets ▁around ▁Not ting ham , ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Dou bling ▁and ▁Fire proof ▁M ills . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁the ▁mill ▁complex ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁£ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ; ▁when ▁George ▁Murray ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁sons ▁– ▁James ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁– ▁inherited ▁the ▁complex . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁A ▁& ▁G ▁Murray ▁had ▁become ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁li ability ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁manager ▁Herbert ▁D ixon , ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁Murray ▁family ▁played ▁less ▁of ▁a ▁role . ▁Under ▁D ixon ▁the ▁company ▁modern ised ▁and ▁used ▁new ▁technology ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁continued ▁success . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁new , ▁more ▁efficient ▁techn ologies ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁further ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁work force ▁so ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁A ▁& ▁G ▁Murray ▁only ▁employed ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Fire proof ▁Mill ▁and ▁Dou bling ▁Mill ▁were ▁le ased ▁by ▁A ▁& ▁G ▁Murray ▁Ltd ▁to ▁C ▁E ▁Ben net . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 8