JOHN RYLANDS
Liverpool warehouses
[Fig. 50]
Rylands & Sons office located on Roe Street, Liverpool.
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John Rylands began the expansion of business in Liverpool in 1866 by establishing a branch on 7, March[1]. In 1868, Rylands & Sons acquired an office that totalled up to £30,000[2] and was located on Roe Street in front of St. George’s Hall. He also acquired another plot in Liverpool in 1874[3], as well as part of Compton House in 1876[4]. In 1880, he leased an additional firm’s branch as well as a warehouse.
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Google maps. Location of Rylands & Sons premises in Liverpool.
[1]Farnie, D. A., John Rylands of Manchester (Manchester: John Rylands University Library, 1993), p. 17.
[2]Farnie, D. A., John Rylands of Manchester (Manchester: John Rylands University Library, 1993), p. 90.
[3]Farnie, D. A., John Rylands of Manchester (Manchester: John Rylands University Library, 1993), p. 92.
[4]Farnie, D. A., John Rylands of Manchester (Manchester: John Rylands University Library, 1993), p. 93.