Chappell & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Chappell, Samuel
- Cramer, John Baptist
- Latour, Francis T
- St James's Hall
- Kemble & Co Ltd
- Yamaha Music UK Ltd
- Phillips Electrical Industries
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Camden, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Music publishing
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Distribution - retailing
Music, musical instruments, etc, retailing
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Musical instruments production inc pianos & organs
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Recreation activities
Theatre, concert hall, music hall, music festival, etc, development & management
Notes:
Established in c1811 in New Bond St by Samuel Chappell, John Baptist Cramer and Francis Tatton Latour as organisers of musical concerts, music publishers and retailers of music and musical instruments. Associated with Philharmonic Society. Also sometime piano manufacturers and operators of a music library. Sometime managed St James's Hall, Piccadilly, as a concert hall. From 1860s had piano making factory at Chalk Farm, London. 1980 acquired By Kemble & Co Ltd. 1980 acquired by Phillips Electrical Industries. Continues as music retailers and as a subsidiary of Yamaha Music UK Ltd
Publications:
- Chappell Centenary, 1811-1912 by Unknown
- Chappell Story, 1811-1961 by Mair, Carlene
- 'Messrs Chappell & Co, London' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- More London Piano Makers. Eavestaff, Rogers, Squire, Knight, Chappell, Hopkinson by Laurence, Alastair
- The Piano Makers by Wainwright, David
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Chappell, Samuel
- Cramer, John Baptist
- Latour, Francis T
- St James's Hall
- Kemble & Co Ltd
- Yamaha Music UK Ltd
- Phillips Electrical Industries
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Camden, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Music publishing
- Distribution - retailing Music, musical instruments, etc, retailing
- Luxury / consumer goods production Musical instruments production inc pianos & organs
- Recreation activities Theatre, concert hall, music hall, music festival, etc, development & management
Notes:
Established in c1811 in New Bond St by Samuel Chappell, John Baptist Cramer and Francis Tatton Latour as organisers of musical concerts, music publishers and retailers of music and musical instruments. Associated with Philharmonic Society. Also sometime piano manufacturers and operators of a music library. Sometime managed St James's Hall, Piccadilly, as a concert hall. From 1860s had piano making factory at Chalk Farm, London. 1980 acquired By Kemble & Co Ltd. 1980 acquired by Phillips Electrical Industries. Continues as music retailers and as a subsidiary of Yamaha Music UK LtdPublications:
- Chappell Centenary, 1811-1912 by Unknown
- Chappell Story, 1811-1961 by Mair, Carlene
- 'Messrs Chappell & Co, London' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- More London Piano Makers. Eavestaff, Rogers, Squire, Knight, Chappell, Hopkinson by Laurence, Alastair
- The Piano Makers by Wainwright, David