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Cornhill market

Categories: Commerce

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Cornhill was apparently the only market allowed to be held after noon in the 14th century.  Stow reports Cornhill holding a corn-market (not surprisingly) but also old clothes being sold there.

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Cornhill market

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CI - 4 - Market

Cornhill the only market allowed to be held after noon in the 14th century.

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John Lewis Partnership

John Lewis Partnership

Retail group. Founded by John Spedan Lewis after his father John Lewis gave him control of the Peter Jones department store in Chelsea. All its employees (known as Partners) are co-owners. The comp...

Group, Commerce

3 memorials
Inception Group

Inception Group

Company founded by Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling. It operates a group of theme bars, restaurants and clubs.

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Kingerlee and Sons

Kingerlee and Sons

Builders. An unusual name, so we are assuming that this is the company founded by Thomas Henry Kingerlee, a plumber from Banbury. He moved to Oxford where he established a thriving business, undert...

Group, Architecture, Commerce

1 memorial
Arnold James Burton

Arnold James Burton

See Burtons.  The picture shows, left to right: Arnold, Barbara, Stanley, Raymond.

Person, Commerce

2 memorials
Owen Owen

Owen Owen

Founder of a chain of department stores. Born Wales to a farming family. 1860 apprenticed to an uncle at a drapers shop in Bath. 1868 opened his own drapers in Liverpool. Very successful and by 18...

Person, Commerce, Wales

1 memorial