Silver metal dish cover. Sheffield. Marshall and Snelgrove. Embassy.

Silver metal dish cover. Gladwin ltd sheffield. Marshall and snelgrove. Embassy. Traces of use. In 1837, james marshall, a yorkshireman, opened a shop at 11 vere street in partnership with a mr wilson. Marshall had previously worked as a salesman for burrell, son and toby at 10 vere street. [1] the partnership expanded to become marshall, wilson and stinton. In 1848, when stinton retired, john snelgrove, an assistant in the firm, became a partner and the firm's name was changed to marshall and snelgrove. In 1847, james c marshall, eldest son of james marshall, joined the company. The business expanded and new premises were established on the corner of vere street and oxford street. The new building opened in 1851 and was originally called the royal british warehouse. In 1855, james c marshall married louisa stinton, daughter of the retired associate. In 1871 james marshall, the founder, retired, with the company then managed by james c marshall and john snelgrove. Snelgrove died in 1903. Marshall & snelgrove department store building of 1870 on oxford street. The oxford street premises were rebuilt in the 1870s to designs by horace jones and his colleague octavius ​​hansard. By this time the business had grown to occupy most of the block of buildings between vere street and marylebone lane. Branches were opened in the then fashionable seaside resorts of scarborough, harrogate and elsewhere. The first world war had a great impact on department stores, particularly in the luxury market. In 1916 a working relationship was established with debenhams in order to preserve the businesses in the war economy. There was a complete merger in may 1919 when marshall and snelgrove experienced financial difficulties. James c marshall served as president of the linen and woolen drapers' institution for.

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