Mariners' Market. Burnyeat Ltd. Growth over a century
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- Author(s) Rolt, L T C
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1961
- Pages 62pp; illus
- Publisher Newman Neame
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Commissioned narrative history. Chapters include: 'The Burnyeats in Whitehaven'; 'Foundation of the ship shore business, 1861'; 'Decline of Whitehaven'; 'Tom Dalzell'; Foundation of the Liverpool business'; 'Early years in Liverpool'; 'Death of the founders'; 'Limited company formed'; 'High Court action'; 'John Burnyeat'; 'Progress and development, 1900-1920'; 'Richard Nicholson & Sons'; 'London Branch'; 'Thomas Harper & Sons, Newcastle'; 'Bell Brothers & Thomson Ltd'; 'Avonmouth Branch'; 'The family tradition'; 'Reorganisation'; 'Changes in the ship store trade'; 'Provision stores - then and now'; Hardware stores'