Cavendish House
of Cheltenham
1883 Cavendish House Ltd was registered as a limited liability company to acquire the Cheltenham business of Debenham and Freebody with a capital of £35,000. George Edwin Hewett, chairman of the new company, took most of the shares and the remainder were largely split between John Cooper, an accountant and secretary of the company, Charles Williams, manager of the general departments, and Albert Chapman Nicholls, manager of the furnishing section
1928 The company was taken over by Standard Industrial Trust
1961 Controlling interest acquired by Swears and Wells
1970 Acquired by House of Fraser
2024 Closed.
