Religion in York is a large Quaker mental hospital, situated in the east of the city outside the city walls. It was founded in 1796 by William Tuke; over the next century his son Henry Tuke, grandson Samuel Tuke and great-grandson Daniel Hack Tuke also devoted themselves to mental health reform, continuing to reform The Retreat and publishing a number of works on the subject. The York-born Quaker chocolate entrepreneurs and social reformers Joseph Rowntree and Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree left an indelible mark on the city, through both their business interests and their philanthropy. They built the village of New Earswick to provide
Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company The Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company was a Philadelphia-based chocolate manufacturer that existed from 1911 to 1984. Its factory was located at Margaret and James Streets in the city's Frankford neighborhood. The company was founded in 1909 and existed under Blumenthal family management until 1969 when it was sold to Ward Foods, a New York-based conglomerate best known for making Tip Top bread. The principal reason for the sale was that few of the third generation of Blumenthals were interested in managing the company; legal difficulties had nothing to do with it. After the sale, a new