
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Crofton Endres Gane 1878-1967 Furniture manufacturer and champion of Modernist design Social benefactor and a pioneer of Bristol- Hannover city twinning, a founder of Bristol Folk House and the Gane Trust On this site stood the showroom of P E Gane Ltd 1860-1940 Recorded plaque organisation: Bristol Civic Society.
Crofton Endres Gane was a prominent furniture manufacturer who championed Modernist design in Britain. He significantly contributed to social welfare initiatives and pioneered the Bristol-Hannover city twinning, also founding the Bristol Folk House and establishing the Gane Trust for community benefit.
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