The Jarrold Group
 Jarrolds the Store, Norwich | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry |
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| Founded | 1770 |
| Founder | John Jarrold (1745–75) |
| Headquarters | Norwich, England |
Number of employees | over 450 |
| Subsidiaries | Jarrold Properties; Jarrold Retail; Jarrold Training; St James Facility Management |
| Website | jarrold.com |
The Jarrold Group is a Norwich–based company, founded as Jarrold & Sons Ltd, in 1770, by John Jarrold, at Woodbridge, Suffolk,[1] before relocating to Norfolk in 1823. The Jarrold Group still involves members of the Jarrold family.[2]
Family
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Business
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Non-retail divisions of the Jarrold Group of Companies include Jarrold Properties, Jarrold Training, and St James Facility Management.
Jarrolds sponsored the construction of a new stand at Norwich City F.C.'s Carrow Road football ground; known as The Jarrold Stand, the original sponsorship deal ceased in 2016.[10]
Publishing activities
John Jarrold Jr. diversified the firm into publishing as early as 1823[11] and in 1877 it published the first edition of the children's classic, Anna Sewell's Black Beauty.[12]
In 1936 the firm launched the Jarrolds' Jackdaw Library paperback book series[13] and in 1939 the Jackdaw Crime Series.[14] The family's activities previously also included Jarrold Publishing and Jarrold Printing.[15]
See also
References
- ^ Norwich Evening News, Tuesday, 18 May, p. 12, "A name that we know and love in Norwich".
- ^ "Jarrold of Norwich bucks High Street decline and gets freedom of city". BBC News. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Norwich department store Jarrold celebrates 250th birthday". ITV News. 17 February 2020.
- ^ www.thegazette.co.uk
- ^ "Mayors and Sherrif of Norwich". www.norwich-heritage.co.uk.
- ^ "New Deputy Lieutenants announced". Norfolk County Council. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ www.thegazette.co.uk
- ^ www.norfolk-lieutenancy.org.uk
- ^ "Fashion, Beauty, Cosmetics, Toys, House and Home Brands | Jarrold Shopping, Norwich, Norfolk, UK". www.jarrold.co.uk.
- ^ www.canaries.co.uk
- ^ "Jarrolds". Norfolk Chambers of Commerce. 3 December 2015.
- ^ Jarrold's History - 1800s, jarrold.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Jarrolds' Jackdaw Library (Jarrolds (Publishers) London Ltd.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Jarrold and the Jackdaws, paperbackrevolution.wordpress.com Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ John Davies, Jarrolds to sell print arm, PrintWeek, 16 January 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
Further reading
- Peter Goodrum, Jarrold 250 Years: A History, Jarrolds, 2020. Foreword by Stephen Fry.
External links
- jarrold.com
- Jarrold Publishing
- John Jarrold Printing Museum
- Works by Jarrold and Sons at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Jarrold and Sons at Internet Archive
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