Company:
Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd
Registration number: 266540
Company name: Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd
Dates in business: 1932-1978
Type of business: furnishers
Locations:- Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Management of company
In 1932, the managing directors were Thomas A. Clarkson and Herbert R. Clarkson.
Company history
Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd was registered in June 1932 with its registered office at 48 Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. The business had been in existence since the 17th century. The Clarkson family were first recorded as clockmakers in London in 1640. In 1755, Hewitt Clarkson moved the business to Cock Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. The family continued to trade there successfully, manufacturing long-case clocks. In about 1780, the business moved to Dudley Street, later known as Snow Hill, in Wolverhampton. In 1840, in response to the declining popularity of long-case clocks, the family founded a furniture business at Snow Hill. In 1871, it acquired the freehold of the premises.
In 1960, the company was bought by Army & Navy Stores Ltd, and, in 1965, the company's registered office was changed to 105 Victoria Street, Westminster, London. Around this time, the store was demolished and rebuilt. The company ceased to trade in January 1974 and was liquidated in 1978.
Records held for Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd:
Title: Minutes of meetings of board of directors and general meetings of shareholders
Date: 1932-1976
Title: Agreement for purchase of business of Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd by Army & Navy Stores Ltd
Date: February 1975
Title: Photocopy of receipt from Thomas Clarkson, cabinetmaker, upholsterer and general furniture dealer
Date: May 1883
Title: Photocopy of trade card of Thomas Clarkson, cabinetmaker, upholsterer and general furniture dealer
Date: c 1880s
Title: Photocopy of memorandum from Thomas Clarkson, cabinetmaker, upholsterer and furniture dealer
Date: January 1892
Title: Photocopy of newspaper advertisement for hire of flags for royal visit to Shrewsbury
Date: June 1914
Title: Printed particulars and plan of premises in Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire to be sold at auction
Date: November 1877
Title: Photocopy of plan of premises in Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Date: June 1890
Title: Correspondence and papers on acquisition of Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd by Army & Navy Stores Ltd
Date: 1960
Title: Papers relating to liquidation of dormant subsidiaries of Army & Navy Stores Ltd
Date: 1978-1980
Includes balance sheets of Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd 1977-1979.
Related People and Companies:
Dates of connection: 1960
Connection type: Army & Navy Stores Ltd bought Thomas Clarkson & Sons Ltd in 1960.
Access points: Furnishers - Retail trade
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