
What is recorded here
This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: Birthplace of John James Fenwick 1846-1905 Educated at the Corporation School in Tower Street, Richmond. Served as draper in Stockton-on-Tees and Newcastle-on-Tyne. In 1882 founded the firm which bears his name in Northumberland Street, Newcastle and Bond Street, London W.1.
John James Fenwick was a British draper who founded a successful retail business in 1882, known for its stores in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and London, contributing significantly to the development of high-end fashion retail in Britain.
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