Company:
H Binns, Son & Co
Company name: H Binns, Son & Co
Dates in business: 1865-1897
Type of business: drapers
Type of company: Partnership
Locations:- Sunderland, England
Company history
In 1865, Henry Binns, the owner of a drapery shop at 173 High Street, Bishop's Wearmouth, Sunderland, England, retired and control of the business passed to his son, Joseph John. The business thereafter traded as H Binns, Son & Co.
In 1884, the shop moved premises to 38 and 39 Fawcett Street. The old frontage was replaced and the inside remodelled. On the first floor were mantle and millinery departments and fitting rooms and on the second floor were workshops.
In 1897, the business was floated as a limited liability company, H Binns, Son & Co Ltd.
Records held for H Binns, Son & Co:
Title: Advertisement in Sunderland Echo for clothes, fabrics, sunshades, millinery and curtains
Date: June 1885
Related People and Companies:
Dates of connection: 1865
Connection type: Before 1865, the business traded as Henry Binns.
Dates of connection: 1897
Connection type: In 1897, H Binns, Son amp; Co was incorporated as H Binns, Son amp; Co Ltd.
Access points: Drapers - Retail trade
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