John Risdon and Co, hosiers and glovers

[Vivienne14]

This Birmingham business was at 66 and 67 High Street until 1904 when the business partnership was dissolved due to John Risdon's retirement. In this image it claimed to be the oldest shop in the city. Looks like it was started in 1809.

Hadn't realised Aertex was such an old business - our school sports shirts were Aertex in the 1960s.

 

[Vivienne14]

This would have been their earlier premises at 164 Stratford Road. Be nice to see an image of the shop in Risdon's time.

 

[Radiorails]

Aertex – The Original

aertex.com

 

[Vivienne14]

I wonder if Risdon made items from Aertex. Our school sports shirts were Trutex made from Aertex. They came in different house colours. Example below. A lovely breathable material. Maybe they made underwear ?

 

[MWS]

John Risdon b1838 Great Torrington, Devon. The son of a farmer of 350 acres in 1851, I wonder what led him to become a glover in Bham. Never married.

Emily Elizabeth Maund, the wife of Commercial Traveller (Glove) in 1901 on Greenhill Road. Her daughter is a visitor of John Risdon in 1911 who was then living in Stourbridge.

George Ernest Uglow (an unusual name) also from the south (b1857 South Stoneham) listed as a Hosier & Glover (Shopkeeper) in 1901 (Blenheim Road), so perhaps he ran the Stratford Road shop.

There a number of Hosiers listed on High St in 1841, not sure if any are at 66.

 

[Vivienne14]

If the street numbering is the same as today it would have been on the site of Boots the Chemist, near Union Street. Obviously that whole part of High Street has since been redeveloped.

 

[Astoness]

I wonder if Risdon made items from Aertex. Our school sports shirts were Trutex made from Aertex. They came in different house colours. Example below. A lovely breathable material. Maybe they made underwear ?

crikey viv i had forgotten all about the aertex school wear

 

[Radiorails]

Where there more than one son of a farmer, usually, only one would inherit or take over the farm. The others went their own way, usually with some financial help if possible. My family history, since 1707, records this. Risdon is Devon name.

 

[Tinpot]

Found this in images. A business in Sunderland. May be connected?

 

[Bob Davis]

John Risdon b1838 Great Torrington, Devon. The son of a farmer of 350 acres in 1851, I wonder what led him to become a glover in Bham. Never married.

Emily Elizabeth Maund, the wife of Commercial Traveller (Glove) in 1901 on Greenhill Road. Her daughter is a visitor of John Risdon in 1911 who was then living in Stourbridge.

George Ernest Uglow (an unusual name) also from the south (b1857 South Stoneham) listed as a Hosier & Glover (Shopkeeper) in 1901 (Blenheim Road), so perhaps he ran the Stratford Road shop.

There a number of Hosiers listed on High St in 1841, not sure if any are at 66.

Uglow is a good old Devonian name. Plymouth had a bakery called Uglows.

BOB

 

[Janet Hunt]

This Birmingham business was at 66 and 67 High Street until 1904 when the business partnership was dissolved due to John Risdon's retirement. In this image it claimed to be the oldest shop in the city. Looks like it was started in 1809.

Hadn't realised Aertex was such an old business - our school sports shirts were Aertex in the 1960s.
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It seems John Risdon & co ran the shop from 1871 until his retirement in 1902. This advert was placed in the Warwickshire Herald in 1895. There were other owners prior to him.