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Knight and Lee
Knight and Lee
Humble beginnings
Laceman William Wink The extraordinary story of ‘Knight and Lee’ actually begins in 1831. In this year, Mr William Wink began ...
Founding fathers Knight and Lee
Attractive proposition By the 1880’s, Mr Wink’s shop was a highly attractive proposition for outsiders. In 1887, two such enterprising young ...
The early Twentieth Century
Expansion down Palmerston Road By the early 1900’s, Knight and Lee was doing very nicely. In 1908, they bought a fishmonger’s shop ...
The Acquisition of Knight and Lee
Knight and Lee; for those with good taste! The Partnership’s first expansion into the provinces occurred in 1933, with the Partnership’s ...
Knight and Lee: The War Years
Portsmouth at risk The South of England suffered terribly during the Second World War. Portsmouth was a prime target for enemy ...
Soldiering On with trade
Standing resolute The years after the war were testing for Knight and Lee. It is almost impossible to imagine how it ...
A recovery period
The construction and opening of Knight and Lee
New premises acquired In the Gazette dated 29th October 1955, it was announced to Partners that a new building had been ...
The reshuffles of the 70's and 80's
Knight and Lee walking tall By the 1960’s, Knight and Lee was once again enjoying considerable prosperity. In 1961, the Menswear ...
John Lewis Portsmouth in the pipeline?
Threats Despite consistant development, Knight and Lee remained small, especially for a store belonging to the Partnership. In fact, when Caleys of Windsor closed ...
Knight and Lee Closure
On the 23rd January 2019, it was announced that Knight and Lee is to close, with Saturday 13th July 2019 ...
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John Lewis & Partners Liverpool
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Jessops of Nottingham
John Barnes
Jones Brothers
John Pound and Co. Ltd
John Lewis & Partners Kingston
Knight and Lee
Ladybird
Lance and Lance
John Lewis & Partners Leeds
John Lewis & Partners Leicester
John Lewis in Malaysia
John Lewis & Partners Milton Keynes
John Lewis in the Netherlands
John Lewis & Partners Newbury
John Lewis & Partners Newcastle
John Lewis & Partners Norwich
John Lewis & Partners Nottingham