Hirst, L, & Son Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Holiday, John
- Kershaw Hirst
- Great Northern Tobacco Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Tobacco products distribution
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Distribution - retailing
Tobacco products retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to the retail tobacconist business of John Holiday, established 1815. Subsequently acquired by Kershaw Hirst and c1880s renamed L Hirst & Son. By 1900 a wholesale business only. Subsequently established branches at York, Scarborough and Bradford and in 1926 reorganised as Great Northern Tobacco Co Ltd.
Publications:
- Romance of a Famous House, 1815-1923 by Unknown
- Smoke Rings, 1815-1965. The story of the house of Hirst by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Holiday, John
- Kershaw Hirst
- Great Northern Tobacco Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Tobacco products distribution
- Distribution - retailing Tobacco products retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to the retail tobacconist business of John Holiday, established 1815. Subsequently acquired by Kershaw Hirst and c1880s renamed L Hirst & Son. By 1900 a wholesale business only. Subsequently established branches at York, Scarborough and Bradford and in 1926 reorganised as Great Northern Tobacco Co Ltd.Publications:
- Romance of a Famous House, 1815-1923 by Unknown
- Smoke Rings, 1815-1965. The story of the house of Hirst by Unknown