Fonds
RICHARD JONES AND COMPANY LTD
Catalogue reference: ZCR 310
What’s it about?
This record is about the RICHARD JONES AND COMPANY LTD dating from 1650-1935.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ZCR 310
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Title (The name of the record)
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RICHARD JONES AND COMPANY LTD
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Date (When the record was created)
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1650-1935
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Description (What the record is about)
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Legal documents
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Richard Jones and Company Ltd, drapers and furnishers</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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141 Files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Prior notice required for access
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The firm of Richard Jones and Company Ltd., drapers and furnishers of 11-13 Eastgate Street and 44-46 Bridge Street, Chester, originated in a clothing business, which was started in the late 19th century by Richard Jones, draper.
In Morris and Company's. Directory and Gazetteer of Cheshire, 1874, Richard Jones is described as 'draper, silk mercer, hosier and haberdasher' of 52, 54 and 56 Bridge Street, while the 1878 Post Office Directory of Cheshire, refers to Richard Jones, 'draper and mourning warehouse'. By the 1890s, the business had expanded to include home furnishing, which led to the acquisition of premises in Eastgate Street.
The business was incorporated on 2 December 1903 (see CR 310/1), and the Company's first managing directors, Richard Arthur Jones, draper, and Norman Jones, furnisher, were appointed on 12 December 1903 (see CR 310/36).
Richard Jones and Company Ltd. subsequently became one of Chester's leading department stores, selling a wide variety of household goods and clothing at their two shops in Bridge Street and Eastgate Street. The firm also operated a removal service. In the mid 1960s, the firm was taken over by Owen Owen Ltd.
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Record URL
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RICHARD JONES AND COMPANY LTD