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Upholsters, furniture manufacturers and retailers, of 149 Tottenham Court Road, London

1845 John Blundell Maple born to John Maple who owned a small furniture store in Tottenham Court Road, London.

Thanks to John Blundell, the business was developed into a major store.

1890 The company was incorporated with John Blundell Maple as its chairman.

1891 The company was registered on 8 April to acquire the business of furniture manufacturers and upholsterers of the firm of the same name. ^[1]

1896 The chief engineer W. R. Wakley, builds one of the first vehicle charging stations at the White Hart Hotel, Reigate with a dynamo from John Turner and Sons, Denton..^[2]

1897 Maple was made a baronet after having served as a member of parliament.

1933 Amalgamation with H. H. Martyn, furnishers and decorators of Cheltenham^[3].

1980 Maple Holdings was acquired by Waring and Gillow^[4]

1997 The store went into receivership, some of the assets being purchased by the Allders retail group.

Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5

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 The company was registered on 8 April to acquire the business of furniture manufacturers and upholsterers of the firm of the same name. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>
-John Blundell Maple was knighted.
+[[John Blundell Maple]] was knighted.
+The chief engineer [[W. R. Wakley]], builds one of the first vehicle charging stations at the [[White Hart Hotel, Reigate]] with a dynamo from [[John Turner and Sons]], Denton..<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1896/12/16]]</ref>
 Maple was made a baronet after having served as a member of parliament.