N. Corah and Sons
of St Margaret's Works, Leicester, makers of hosiery.
Brand name: St. Margaret clothing.
1803 Established by Nathaniel Corah.
1815 Corah's were established in the city of Leicester by Nathaniel Corah (the year of the Battle of Waterloo). He started the business as a middle man[1]. Stocking frame weavers.
1852 Partnership change. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, John Corah, Thomas Corah, and William Corah, carrying on business as Hosiers and Hosiery Manufacturers, at Leicester and Birmingham, under the name or firm of N. Corah and Sons, was dissolved as from the 28th day of March now last past, by mutual consent, so far as respects the said John Corah...'[2]
1856 Partnership dissolved. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Thomas Corah and William Corah, carrying on the trade or business of Hosiers, at Leicester and Birmingham, under the firm of N. Corah and Sons, was dissolved by mutual consent, as and from the 1st day of January last. All debts due to and owing by the said partners will be received and paid by the said Thomas Corah...'[3]
1865 Works built.
1914 Hosiery Manufacturers, St. Margaret's Works, Leicester. London Office: 66 and 67, Wood Street, E.C. Hours of Business: Usual. Established in 1803 by Nathaniel Corah. Present Principals: John Arthur Corah, J.P., Alfred Corah, J.P. (grandsons of founder), J. Reginald Corah, John H. Corah, and Leslie Corah. One of the oldest houses in the trade. Premises: Leicester works cover five acres of ground, factory equipped with all the latest improvements. Staff: Total about 2,500. Branches: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow. Specialities: Hosiery, Ladies' Blouses, and Golf Jerseys
c.1919 Company incorporated
1953 Branch factories at Brigg, Oakham, Aberbargoed[4]. Announced plans for a new factory in Scunthorpe.[5]
1954 Company changed their name to N. Corah (St. Margaret) Ltd.[6]
1958 Purchased the disused Harp Mill, Castleton, Rochdale from the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.[7]
1984 Acquired Reliance Industrial Holdings, another supplier of knitwear and clothing to Marks and Spencer, which had spare capacity that could help Corah meet its orders[8]
1988 Sold the sock division to Courtaulds[9]
1988 Acquired by Charterhall[10]
1994 Acquired by Coats Viyella[11]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Stamford Mercury Friday 25 September 1987
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:6 July 1852 Issue:21336 Page:1902
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:16 May 1856 Issue:21884 Page:1811
- ↑ The Times May 8, 1953
- ↑ Leicester Evening Mail, 28 October 1953
- ↑ Leicester Evening Mail, 02 June 1954
- ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph, 05 December 1958
- ↑ The Times Oct. 25, 1984
- ↑ The Times Aug. 31, 1988
- ↑ The Times Dec. 2, 1988
- ↑ The Times Oct. 6, 1994