Pawsons and Leafs
From Graces Guide
of 5 to 14, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C.
Warehousemen
Established in 1873 as Pawsons and Co
1892 Amalgamation with Leaf and Co under present style.[1]
1914 Directors: Thos. Tettrell Phelps (Chairman), John Williams, Thomas Paige Palmer. Secretary: Joseph L. Godfrey, F.C.I.S. Business is one of the largest in the wholesale textile trade. Staff: Between 400 and 500 persons. Branches: Melbourne (Australia), Wellington (N.Z.). Specialities: Everything connected with a wholesale drapery business, the various departments of which are all fully represented in the warehouse.
1938 Bankruptcy.[2]
1940 Continues trading.[3]
1967 Acquired by Cook and Watts.[4]
became a subsidiary of Courtaulds[5]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:11 October 1892 Issue:26333 Page:569
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:2 August 1938 Issue:34537 Page:4984
- ↑ Newcastle Journal - Friday 02 February 1940
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 04 August 1967
- ↑ Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Friday 26 October 1984|