Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Trewin Brothers

From Graces Guide

of Watford

1880 Formed by Arthur Trewin at Queen's Road, Watford

1883 Arthur Trewin and Co, Queen's Road, Watford.[1]

1887 The business moved into the newly built Osborne House

1918 Sold and became part of Selfridge Provincial Stores

1939 Death of Henry Trewin, the brother of Arthur Trewin and part of the business.[2]

1940 Became part of the John Lewis Partnership

2001 Trewins changed its name to John Lewis Watford

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Sources of Information

  1. Watford Observer - Saturday 13 October 1883
  2. Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette - Friday 17 November 1939