[1] The company of Miller and Sons, based at 179 Picadilly was founded prior to 1835,[2] possibly in the 1820s as a successor to F Glossop.
George Alexander Miller who was involved in the business was awarded patent 6551 in 1834 for an improved arrangement of wicks in an Argand lamp.
[8] Their father, Charles Taverner Miller (1773–1830), a wax chandler from Middlesex was awarded patent 5896 in February 1830 for certain improvements in the making and manufacturing of candles.
[13] A pair of their lamps are fitted to a horse-drawn fire engine from 1862 which is displayed in the Museum of London.
[5] The business was continued by George Taverner Miller (1839–1917) until 1906 when the Wharf was compulsorily purchased by London County Council for £68,000 (£9.24 million as of 2025[15]) to extend Victoria Tower Gardens.