title: R. & W. Paul Ltd.
text: # R. & W. Paul Ltd.
  
  R & W. Paul Ltd. was malting business that also became involved in shipping. By the beginning of the twentieth century it was one of the major businesses in Ipswich.
  
  ## Origins
  
  The company was founded by Robert Paul (1806-1864) around 1842.
  
  ## Shipping
  
  Pauls bought the Thames barge Thalatta in August 1933.
  
  