Catalogue description British Shoe Corporation Records

This record is held by Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

Details of DE 2357
Reference: DE 2357
Title: British Shoe Corporation Records
Description:

British Shoe Corporation 1 - 2

 

Freeman Hardy and Willis 3 - 130

 

Business Records 3 - 25

 

Title Deeds - Leicester 26 - 65

 

Bedford 66 - 70

 

Bristol 71 - 75

 

Cambridge 76

 

Lancaster 77 - 89

 

Oxford 90 - 98

 

Preston 99 - 113

 

Salisbury 114 - 115

 

Scarborough 116 - 125

 

Yarmouth 126 - 130

 

Freeman Hardy and Willis (Kettering) 131 - 136

 

Leavesley and North Ltd 137

 

True-Form Boot Co. (J. Sears and Co.) 138 - 163

 

General 138 - 142

 

Branches 143 - 150

 

True-Form (Dublin) Boot Co. 151 - 163

 

Dolcis (Upsons Ltd) 164 - 177

 

C.W. Barron and Co. 178 - 181

 

Manfield 182 - 190

 

Lilley and Skinner/Saxone 191

 

A.L. Scott 192 - 199

 

Other Small Companies: The Stratford Court Hotel; Active Modern Shoes; Alexander Boyd; Arch Preserver Shoes; Dutton and Thorowgood; Easy Goer Shoes; Ebbern and Co; Cook Ltd; G & W Morton; Porter and Co; Selberite; Trur Poise; Vani-Tred. 200 - 228

 

Miscellaneous. 229 - 244

Date: 1698 - 1968
Held by: Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

British Shoe Corporation, Leicester

Physical description: 217 Files
Immediate source of acquisition:

Records deposited per the Company Secretary, British Shoe Corporation Ltd., Sunningdale Road, Leicester LE3 1UR.

 

27 April 1982.

Subjects:
  • Manufacturing industry
Administrative / biographical background:

The British Shoe Corporation was formed in 1956 by Sir Charles Clore. In 1953 he had taken over the company of J. Sears and Co., an amalgamation of J. Sears and Freeman Hardy and Willis Ltd. The company later took over Manfield and Son Ltd., Dolcis Ltd., Lilley and Skinner Ltd., Curtess and Saxone Shoe companies and The Stratford Court Hotel Ltd.

 

Currently Genis (FC) Ltd - 15.1.03.

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