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Established 1947Address: New Road, Sheerness, Kent
Address: New Road, Sheerness, Kent
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1946-1987
The National Coal Board (NCB) was established in 1946. It ran until 1987, when it was re named the British Coal Corporation before being privatised.
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1902-
J. Wippell & Co. Ltd was registered in 1902 but the company traces its beginnings to a 1789 building at 219 High Street, Exeter. Joseph Wippell established a grocery business in Exeter in 1802 and in 1834 his son, Joseph Wippell Junior, took over the established woollen drapers William Arden and its premises at 219 High Street. During the 1800s the company expanded into supplying the Church of England as church furnishers and clergy outfitters. Their first London shop was opened in 1897 and they opened premises in Manchester in 1918. From the 1950s they also began making university robes.
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1984-1989
Avant-garde shoe designer John Moore studied at Cordwainers in London and graduated in 1984. In 1986 he opened House of Beauty and Culture in London's Hackney, which brought together designers Richard Torry, Christopher Nemeth with stylist and jeweller Judy Blame and furniture designers Frick and Frack. Moore died suddenly in 1989.
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Founded in 1837 Sidney Sussex Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The coat of arms consist of: A bend engrailed sable (a reverse scalloped edge diagonal line) which represents the Radcliffe founding house, and a pheon azure (a broad arrow) representing the Sidney house. Above this is a gold crown. The coat of arms is supported on the right by a porcupine, and the left by an as yet unidentified animal. Underneath is the Latin motto "Dieu me garde de calomnie" which translates to "God preserve me from calumny!". In an arc above are the letters S.S.C.S.C
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2001-2012
B Store was an independent boutique retailing directional fashion designers founded by Kirk Beattie and Matthew Murphy with owner José Neves. It opened on Conduit Street, Mayfair, London in 2001, relocating to a shop on Savile Row in 2006 and later to a store on Kingly Street, Soho. They also started a footwear label and between 2006-2012 they designed a wholesale menswear label. In 2012 founders Beattie and Murphy closed the B Store shop replacing it with a new retail venture called Other.
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1982-
Manchester-born John Richmond (1960-) designed his first collection under his own name after he graduated from Kingston in 1982 while also freelancing for Joseph Tricot, Emporio Armani and Fiorucci. He launched Richmond-Cornejo with Maria Cornejo in 1984 and re-established his own label after their partnership ended in 1987, taking over their shop in Newburgh Street in London's Soho. He launched a lower priced line, Destroy, in February 1990 and in 1998 designed 'John by John Richmond' for department store Debenhams. He became known particularly for his leather jackets, club wear and for dressing rock and pop musicians.
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1908-
Admiral was trademarked in 1914 by Cook & Hurst Ltd, who had begun manufacturing hosiery in Leicester in 1908. The trademark was registered in 1922 and the logo was based on the rank stripes of an admiral in the Royal Navy. Admiral produced rugby shirts for the Royal Navy from the First World War until the 1970s. The label became closely associated with Leeds United Football club after first sponsoring them in 1973. The company went bankrupt in 1982 and the name has been owned and licenced by a number of different companies since then. They have supplied sports kits for clubs and national teams in the United Kingdom and internationally.