Clark, C & J, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Clark, Cyrus
- Clark, James
- Peter Lord
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Street, Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Footwear & footwear components production
Notes:
Established 1825 by Cyrus and James Clark, Quakers, to make footwear, especially sheepskin slippers. Initially relied totally on outworkers and established factory production only in late 19th century. Opened first retail store in 1930s and quickly built a national retail chain initially under the Peter Lord label. From 1940s built some 15 factories but withdrew from manufacturing in the late 1990s. Continues in 2008 as a design and retailing business with production overseas
Publications:
- 1825-1925. One hundred years of shoes and sheepskin rugs at Street, Somerset by Clark, R
- C & J Clark, 1825-1975 by Lehane, Brendan
- C & J Clark, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Street, Somerset by Sutton, George B
- C & J Clark Ltd, Street, Somerset by Unknown
- C & J Clark Ltd, Street, Somerset by Unknown
- 'Care and concern' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
- Christy family of Broomfield. Quaker and West Country links of its business activities by Wynn, Peter
- Clark Family and their Contribution to the Development of Street, 1883-1930 by Robertson, S Caroline
- Clark Son & Morland Ltd. Centenary notes and reminiscences by Stokes, Henry F S
- Clarks in Jamaica by Fingers, Al
- Clarks. Made to last. The story of Britain's best known shoe firm by Palmer, Mark
- Clarks of Street, 1825-1950 by Clark, W S
- Clarks of Street, 1825-1950 by Barber, L H
- Footwear Industry in Ireland, 1922-1973 by Press, Jon
- History of Shoemaking in Street, Somerset. C & J Clark, 1833-1903 by Sutton, George B
- K Shoes. The first 150 years, 1842-1992 by Crookenden, Spencer
- Marketing of ready made footwear in the nineteenth century. A study of the firm of C & J Clark by Sutton, George B
- Model Factories and Villages. Ideal conditions of labour and housing by Meakin, Budgett
- Pastures new. Unlocking the heritage collections at Alfred Gillett Trust (C & J Clark Ltd) by Berry, Charlotte, & Tim E Crumplin
- Quaker Inheritance, 1871-1961. A portrait of Roger Clark of Street based on his own writings and correspondence by Lovell, Percy
- Shoemakers of Somerset. A history of C & J Clark, 1833-1903 by Sutton, George B
- Towards Precision Shoemaking. C & J Clark and the development of the British shoe industry by Hudson, Kenneth
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Clark, Cyrus
- Clark, James
- Peter Lord
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Street, Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Footwear & footwear components production
Notes:
Established 1825 by Cyrus and James Clark, Quakers, to make footwear, especially sheepskin slippers. Initially relied totally on outworkers and established factory production only in late 19th century. Opened first retail store in 1930s and quickly built a national retail chain initially under the Peter Lord label. From 1940s built some 15 factories but withdrew from manufacturing in the late 1990s. Continues in 2008 as a design and retailing business with production overseasPublications:
- 1825-1925. One hundred years of shoes and sheepskin rugs at Street, Somerset by Clark, R
- C & J Clark, 1825-1975 by Lehane, Brendan
- C & J Clark, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Street, Somerset by Sutton, George B
- C & J Clark Ltd, Street, Somerset by Unknown
- C & J Clark Ltd, Street, Somerset by Unknown
- 'Care and concern' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
- Christy family of Broomfield. Quaker and West Country links of its business activities by Wynn, Peter
- Clark Family and their Contribution to the Development of Street, 1883-1930 by Robertson, S Caroline
- Clark Son & Morland Ltd. Centenary notes and reminiscences by Stokes, Henry F S
- Clarks in Jamaica by Fingers, Al
- Clarks. Made to last. The story of Britain's best known shoe firm by Palmer, Mark
- Clarks of Street, 1825-1950 by Clark, W S
- Clarks of Street, 1825-1950 by Barber, L H
- Footwear Industry in Ireland, 1922-1973 by Press, Jon
- History of Shoemaking in Street, Somerset. C & J Clark, 1833-1903 by Sutton, George B
- K Shoes. The first 150 years, 1842-1992 by Crookenden, Spencer
- Marketing of ready made footwear in the nineteenth century. A study of the firm of C & J Clark by Sutton, George B
- Model Factories and Villages. Ideal conditions of labour and housing by Meakin, Budgett
- Pastures new. Unlocking the heritage collections at Alfred Gillett Trust (C & J Clark Ltd) by Berry, Charlotte, & Tim E Crumplin
- Quaker Inheritance, 1871-1961. A portrait of Roger Clark of Street based on his own writings and correspondence by Lovell, Percy
- Shoemakers of Somerset. A history of C & J Clark, 1833-1903 by Sutton, George B
- Towards Precision Shoemaking. C & J Clark and the development of the British shoe industry by Hudson, Kenneth