The HOUSE OF FRASER Archive

Company: D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd

Registration number:

Company name: D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd
Dates in business: fl 1945-1957

Type of business: drapers

Type of company: Limited liability company

Locations:
  • Hamilton Street, Greenock, Scotland

Company history

The company had been in existence since at least 1915 when it was called D & A Prentice & Co. It operated a department store situated at 40/44 Hamilton Street, Greenock. In January 1945, the company was acquired by Fraser Sons & Co Ltd. In 1947, Fraser Sons & Co Ltd was liquidated and its assets, including D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd, were transferred to House of Fraser Ltd. On 14 November 1957, D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd went into voluntary liquidation.

Records held for D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd:

FRAS 83
Title: Private ledger
Date: 1945-1948

Related People and Companies:

Corporation name: Fraser Sons & Co Ltd
Dates of connection: 1945-1947
Connection type: Fraser Sons & Co Ltd acquired D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd in 1945.
Corporation name: House of Fraser Ltd
Dates of connection: 1947-1957
Connection type: D & A Prentice (Greenock) Ltd, as an asset of Fraser Sons & Co Ltd, was transferred to House of Fraser Ltd in 1947.

Access points: Department stores - Drapers - Retail trade

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