Chamberlins Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Chamberlin, Henry
- Chamberlin, Sons & Co
- Buntings & Chamberlin
- Debenhams Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Norwich, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
-
Distribution - retailing
Department store retailing
-
Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
Notes:
Established c1815 by Henry Chamberlin, 177-1848. Silk mercers, drapers, carpet factors, etc. Sometime early on known as Chamberlin, Sons & Co. By 1900 Norwich's leading department store. From late 1870s opened clothing factories (finally closed 1940s) and came to focus on protective clothing. Incorporated 1903 as Chamberlins Ltd. Sometime merged with Bunting to form Buntings & Chamberlin. 1949 acquired by Debenhams Ltd
Publications:
- 'Chamberlains' in N Williams, Norwich. City of industries by Williams, Nick
- 'Chamberlins Ltd' in J Gurney-Read, Trades and Industries of Norwich by Gurney-Read, Joyce
- 'Messrs Chamberlain, Son & Co, silk mercers, drapers and woollen drapers, carpet factors, etc. Established 1822' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Cambridge) by Measom, George
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Chamberlin, Henry
- Chamberlin, Sons & Co
- Buntings & Chamberlin
- Debenhams Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Norwich, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Department store retailing
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
Notes:
Established c1815 by Henry Chamberlin, 177-1848. Silk mercers, drapers, carpet factors, etc. Sometime early on known as Chamberlin, Sons & Co. By 1900 Norwich's leading department store. From late 1870s opened clothing factories (finally closed 1940s) and came to focus on protective clothing. Incorporated 1903 as Chamberlins Ltd. Sometime merged with Bunting to form Buntings & Chamberlin. 1949 acquired by Debenhams LtdPublications:
- 'Chamberlains' in N Williams, Norwich. City of industries by Williams, Nick
- 'Chamberlins Ltd' in J Gurney-Read, Trades and Industries of Norwich by Gurney-Read, Joyce
- 'Messrs Chamberlain, Son & Co, silk mercers, drapers and woollen drapers, carpet factors, etc. Established 1822' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Cambridge) by Measom, George