Reference
AU10/47/1
Title
Letter from W.A.J.Rushbrooke of Woking [Surrey] to Simon Voysey of Ampthill:
- his grandfather George started the family business [drapers] in Ampthill in 1837 and his father [also George?] took over in 1875, the firm changing to a private company in 1916 becoming F[rank]Peck & Company Limited, his father having two other Rushbrooke businesses in London, one of which still survived at time of writing;
- Peck's closed in 1980, though the buildings remained
Date free text
14 Aug 1982
Production date
From: 1837 To: 1982
Level of description
item