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T. ROBERTS AND SONS LTD LATER PORTLAND SHOES LTD, 1888-1966; Additional deposit

Catalogue reference: DE 3610

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This record is about the T. ROBERTS AND SONS LTD LATER PORTLAND SHOES LTD, 1888-1966; Additional deposit dating from 1887 - 1966.

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Reference
DE 3610
Title
T. ROBERTS AND SONS LTD LATER PORTLAND SHOES LTD, 1888-1966; Additional deposit
Date
1887 - 1966
Related material

<p>See also DE 2113, DE 4174</p>

Held by
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • <corpname>T Roberts and Sons Ltd, shoe manufacturers, Leicester</corpname>
  • <corpname>Portland Shoes Ltd, manufacturers, Leicester</corpname>
Physical description
27 Files
Immediate source of acquisition

Deposited by the firm, Gateway Street, Leicester LE2 7DL via Mr Hunt, 25 Jan 1990.

Administrative / biographical background

Thomas Roberts began his business in 1872 and in 1889 he built a new factory at The Newarke. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1908 and rebuilt a year later, being extended in 1914 and again in 1921.

The firm ceased trading in 1989.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1a2786b1-4e10-4c19-8388-0a7e143b944a/

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T. ROBERTS AND SONS LTD LATER PORTLAND SHOES LTD, 1888-1966; Additional deposit