Norvic Shoe Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Tillyard, Robert
- Howlett & Tillyard
- Howlett & White
- Norvic
- Manfield Shoe Co Ltd
- Oakeshott & Finnemore
- Witton, S L, Ltd
- Marlow, John, Ltd
- Baber, C H, Ltd
- White, Sir George
- Howlett, James
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Norwich, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Footwear & footwear components production
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Leather & other skins processing & products manufacture
Leather & other skins processing
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to Robert Tillyard, leather manufacturer and merchant, who established his business in 1824. Renamed Howlett & Tillyard in c1846 when James Howlett invested in the business. (Sir) George White joined as a clerk in 1856 and later directed the business. Started footwear production and wholesaling from 1856 and gave up leather in 1914-18. c1876 known as Howlett & White. Incorporated 1899. 1913 adopted Norvic brand by when a leading UK footwear producer. From 1920s made several important acquisitions. These included S L Witton Ltd, Norwich, in 1934. 1935 merged with Mansfield Shoe Co Ltd and Oakeshott & Finnemore Ltd to form Norvic Shoe Co Ltd, a public company. John Marlow Ltd acquired in 1948. Established a retailing business, C H Baber Ltd. After 1945 head office relocated to London.
Publications:
- A Norvic Century and the Men Who Made It, 1846-1946 by Wheldon, Frederick W
- Business, tact and thoroughness. A history of the Norvic Shoe Company by Jones, David
- Mustard, Boots and Beer. The inside stories of eight Norfolk men of business in the nineteenth century by Armstrong, Chris
- 'Sir George White, MP, 1840-1912. Shoe manufacturer, politician, educationalist, prominent Baptist and temperance campaigner' in C Armstrong, Mustard, Boots and Beer. The inside stories of eight Norfolk men of business in the nineteenth century by Armstrong, Chris
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Tillyard, Robert
- Howlett & Tillyard
- Howlett & White
- Norvic
- Manfield Shoe Co Ltd
- Oakeshott & Finnemore
- Witton, S L, Ltd
- Marlow, John, Ltd
- Baber, C H, Ltd
- White, Sir George
- Howlett, James
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Norwich, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Footwear & footwear components production
- Leather & other skins processing & products manufacture Leather & other skins processing
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, distribution
Notes:
Traced origins to Robert Tillyard, leather manufacturer and merchant, who established his business in 1824. Renamed Howlett & Tillyard in c1846 when James Howlett invested in the business. (Sir) George White joined as a clerk in 1856 and later directed the business. Started footwear production and wholesaling from 1856 and gave up leather in 1914-18. c1876 known as Howlett & White. Incorporated 1899. 1913 adopted Norvic brand by when a leading UK footwear producer. From 1920s made several important acquisitions. These included S L Witton Ltd, Norwich, in 1934. 1935 merged with Mansfield Shoe Co Ltd and Oakeshott & Finnemore Ltd to form Norvic Shoe Co Ltd, a public company. John Marlow Ltd acquired in 1948. Established a retailing business, C H Baber Ltd. After 1945 head office relocated to London.Publications:
- A Norvic Century and the Men Who Made It, 1846-1946 by Wheldon, Frederick W
- Business, tact and thoroughness. A history of the Norvic Shoe Company by Jones, David
- Mustard, Boots and Beer. The inside stories of eight Norfolk men of business in the nineteenth century by Armstrong, Chris
- 'Sir George White, MP, 1840-1912. Shoe manufacturer, politician, educationalist, prominent Baptist and temperance campaigner' in C Armstrong, Mustard, Boots and Beer. The inside stories of eight Norfolk men of business in the nineteenth century by Armstrong, Chris