Jowitt, Robert, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Jowitt, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bradford, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Raw textiles distribution
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Textile production
Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Woollen textiles trading & trade
Notes:
Established in 1776 as a woolstapling business. Developed by John Jowitt, 1811-88, into a major business with important wool manufacturing and merchanting interests
Publications:
- 150 years in the wool trade. Unique record of a Bradford firm by Millmore, W R
- Genesis of Industrial Capital. A study of the West Riding wool textile industry, c1750-1850 by Hudson, Pat
- Reminiscences of John Jowitt by his Children by Jowitt, R B, et al
- Robert Jowitt & Sons Ltd. Wool merchants and top makers, wool combers, wool scourers, carbonizers and fellmongers by Unknown
- Robert Jowitt & Sons Ltd wool merchants and topmakers of Bradford, formerly Leeds by Barnard, A
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Jowitt, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bradford, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Raw textiles distribution
- Textile production Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Woollen textiles trading & trade
Notes:
Established in 1776 as a woolstapling business. Developed by John Jowitt, 1811-88, into a major business with important wool manufacturing and merchanting interestsPublications:
- 150 years in the wool trade. Unique record of a Bradford firm by Millmore, W R
- Genesis of Industrial Capital. A study of the West Riding wool textile industry, c1750-1850 by Hudson, Pat
- Reminiscences of John Jowitt by his Children by Jowitt, R B, et al
- Robert Jowitt & Sons Ltd. Wool merchants and top makers, wool combers, wool scourers, carbonizers and fellmongers by Unknown
- Robert Jowitt & Sons Ltd wool merchants and topmakers of Bradford, formerly Leeds by Barnard, A