Swan and Edgar
of 39 Regent Street, London
1834 Partnership change. '...the Partnership heretofore carried on in Piccadilly, under the firm of Swan and Edgar, as Haberdashers, was dissolved on the 1st day of September last; the business will in future be carried on by the said William Edgar, by whom all debts due to and from the late firm will be received and paid. Mary Mangles, late Mary Swan. Martin Mangles. William Edgar. John Morley, Surviving Executor of George Swan, deceased.'[1]
1865 Partnership change. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, William Edgar, Robert Hope, William Schindler Edgar, and Alexander Mackintosh, carrying on business as Silk Mercers, Hosiers, and Haberdashers, in Piccadilly, and in Regent-street, in the county of Middlesex, under the style or firm of Swan and Edgar, was dissolved by mutual consent on the 1st day of February now instant, so for as regards the said Robert Hope; and that the said business has since been, and will continue to be, carried on at the beforementioned places, under the said style or firm of Swan and Edgar, by the said William Edgar, William Schindler Edgar, and Alexander Mackintosh...'[2]
1882 Gossamer Waterproofs
1886 The company was registered on 29 July, as Waterloo House and Swan and Edgar, to acquire the businesses of Hailing, Pearce and Stone and Swan and Edgar, silk mercers. [3]
1896 The name was changed as above.
1920 Acquired by Harrods; plan to demolish the building and rebuild[4]
1927 New company incorporated, Swan and Edgar (1927) Ltd, to acquire the old one[5] but the public issue of shares was under-subscribed.
1927 Acquired by the Drapery Trust, leading later to Debenhams having an interest in the company.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:25 July 1834 Issue:19176 Page:1399
- ↑ [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22945/page/1339 The London Gazette Publication date:3 March 1865 Issue:22945 Page:1339 ]
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ The Times Feb. 9, 1920
- ↑ The Times 22 Feb 1927
- The Times Feb. 7, 1928