Burnyeat, Dalzell and Nicholson
50 South Castle Street, Liverpool, with branches at Limehouse, London; and Salford
Ship store, provision, and export merchants.
formerly Burnyeat and Dalzell
1920 Acquired Ramornie Wharf on the Limehouse Cut to provide a new branch in London (5-7 Dod Street, Limehouse, E14). Later expanded to 3-9 Dod Street, these buildings appear still to be extant, converted to flats, and named Clyde Square. At the same time, a London office was established at 14-20 St Mary Axe, EC3. This area was the London home of many shipping companies and is where the Gerkin now stands.
1923 Acquired the ship store business of Thomas Harper and Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne, with offices at Fenwick’s Entry and warehouse at 29 Broad Chare.
1927 Acquired full control of Bell Brothers and Thompson Limited of Liverpool, Southampton and Avonmouth, which then traded as a wholly owned subsidiary. The Liverpool office was closed (consolidating to B, D & N’s offices), but Avonmouth continued at 17 Farr Street, and Southampton in Albert Road.
1931 John Burnyeat retired as MD and replaced by Robert Clayton
1933 Antwerp agency renamed Burnyeat’s Stores SA.
1935 Newcastle office at Fenwick’s Entry closed and relocated to part of Trinity House.
1938 Thomas Braithwaite retired after 38 years as chairman. John Burnyeat elected Chairman.
1938 Burnyeat Dalzell & Nicholson Ltd. ship-store dealers. Registered office 50 and at 52 South Castle Street, 1. Warehouses 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 14 Litherland Alley, W, and 19 and 21 Crooked Lane, W. TA “Burnyeat”. Bank 5400.[1]
1941 Offices and stores in Southampton destroyed by incendiary bombs
1942 Bombing in WW2 resulted in a move of the London office to 2-4 St Mary Axe.
1945 Belgian business sold to Mr Theo Vogels
1947 Robert Clayton died; John Burnyeat appointed chairman and managing director.
1949 John Burnyeat died. He was succeeded as chairman by Stanley Braithwaite (son of the above Thomas). Joint managing directors were Peter Burnyeat (great grandson of the founder) and Hugh Braithwaite (son of the chairman).
1950 Acquired the ship store business of T. A. Gjertsen and Son of 21 Wilton Street, Hull.
1951 New premises opened in Southampton under the Burnyeat, Dalzell and Nicholson name (rather than Bell Brothers & Thompson).
1953 London office moved to 11a Wormwood Street, EC2. It closed before 1967.
1955 Stanley Burnyeat died and succeeded as chairman by Peter Burnyeat.
1956 Parent company renamed Burnyeat Limited.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1938 Liverpool Directory
- Rolt, L. T. C. “Mariners' market; Burnyeat Limited: growth over a century.” Published privately for Burnyeat Ltd., Liverpool, by Newman Neame [London] 1961