Corah, N, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Corah, Nathaniel
- Corah, Nathaniel, & Sons
- St Margaret's Works
- Corah Plc
- Charterhall Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leicester, City of Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Footwear & footwear components production
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Hosiery & knitwear production
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
Notes:
Traced origins to Nathaniel Corah, 1777-1832, who set up in business in c1804 at Barlestone as a framesmith. Business failed 1813-14. Re-established at Leicester in 1815 initially as a factor in hosiery trade. 1830 known as Nathaniel Corah & Sons when a significant hosiery manufacturer. Built major works, known as St Margaret's Works, from 1860s. Made wide range of hosiery/knitwear including underwear, jerseys, fancy hosiery, etc. In 1870s made footwear. From 1880s established a network of regional warehouses. Incorporated 1919. From 1920s became a major supplier to Marks & Spencer. Public company 1946. Post war emerged as a leading British clothing manufacturer making hosiery, underwear, overwear, bathing wear. As Corah Plc, and after a long period of decline, acquired in 1989 by Charterhall Plc and broken up
Publications:
- Corah of Leicester, 1815-1965 by Jopp, Keith
- Corah's of Leicester by Unknown
- Historical Record of N Corah & Sons Ltd, Manufacturers of Hosiery, Underwear and Outerwear, St Margaret's Works, Leicester by Webb, C W
- Hosiery and Knitwear. Four centuries of small-scale industry in Britain, c1589-2000 by Chapman, Stanley D
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Corah, Nathaniel
- Corah, Nathaniel, & Sons
- St Margaret's Works
- Corah Plc
- Charterhall Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leicester, City of Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Footwear & footwear components production
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Hosiery & knitwear production
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
Notes:
Traced origins to Nathaniel Corah, 1777-1832, who set up in business in c1804 at Barlestone as a framesmith. Business failed 1813-14. Re-established at Leicester in 1815 initially as a factor in hosiery trade. 1830 known as Nathaniel Corah & Sons when a significant hosiery manufacturer. Built major works, known as St Margaret's Works, from 1860s. Made wide range of hosiery/knitwear including underwear, jerseys, fancy hosiery, etc. In 1870s made footwear. From 1880s established a network of regional warehouses. Incorporated 1919. From 1920s became a major supplier to Marks & Spencer. Public company 1946. Post war emerged as a leading British clothing manufacturer making hosiery, underwear, overwear, bathing wear. As Corah Plc, and after a long period of decline, acquired in 1989 by Charterhall Plc and broken upPublications:
- Corah of Leicester, 1815-1965 by Jopp, Keith
- Corah's of Leicester by Unknown
- Historical Record of N Corah & Sons Ltd, Manufacturers of Hosiery, Underwear and Outerwear, St Margaret's Works, Leicester by Webb, C W
- Hosiery and Knitwear. Four centuries of small-scale industry in Britain, c1589-2000 by Chapman, Stanley D