Poole, Henry, & Son Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Poole, James
- Poole, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Berlin, Germany
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Paris, France
- Vienna, Austria
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Bespoke tailoring & dressmaking
Notes:
Traces origins to 1806 when James Poole, d1845, established a draper's shop near Brunswick Sq in London's West End. By 1815 working as a military tailor. James's son, Henry, d1876, succeeded to the business in 1845. Emerged as a leading tailor's business ob Savile Row by 1900, serving heads of state and with branches in Paris, Vienna and Berlin. By then largest bespoke tailor's business in world. Subsequently incorporated as Henry Poole & Son Ltd. Continues in 2012 as a family business
Publications:
- Distance to work in Victorian London. A case study of Henry Poole, bespoke tailors by Green, David R
- Henry Poole & Co, Founder of Savile Row. The art of bespoke tailoring and wool cloth by Unknown
- Henry Poole & Co, Savile Row Tailors, 1861-1900 by Anderson, Fiona
- Henry Poole, Founders of Savile Row. The making of a legend by Howarth, Stephen
- The Savile Row Story. An illustrated history by Walker, Richard
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Poole, James
- Poole, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Berlin, Germany
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Paris, France
- Vienna, Austria
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Bespoke tailoring & dressmaking
Notes:
Traces origins to 1806 when James Poole, d1845, established a draper's shop near Brunswick Sq in London's West End. By 1815 working as a military tailor. James's son, Henry, d1876, succeeded to the business in 1845. Emerged as a leading tailor's business ob Savile Row by 1900, serving heads of state and with branches in Paris, Vienna and Berlin. By then largest bespoke tailor's business in world. Subsequently incorporated as Henry Poole & Son Ltd. Continues in 2012 as a family businessPublications:
- Distance to work in Victorian London. A case study of Henry Poole, bespoke tailors by Green, David R
- Henry Poole & Co, Founder of Savile Row. The art of bespoke tailoring and wool cloth by Unknown
- Henry Poole & Co, Savile Row Tailors, 1861-1900 by Anderson, Fiona
- Henry Poole, Founders of Savile Row. The making of a legend by Howarth, Stephen
- The Savile Row Story. An illustrated history by Walker, Richard