The Jarrold Group is a
Norwich
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–based company, founded as ''Jarrold & Sons Ltd'', in 1770, by John Jarrold, at
Woodbridge, Suffolk
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, before relocating to
Norfolk
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in 1823. ''The Jarrold Group'' still involves members of the Jarrold family.
Family
Of
Huguenot ancestry, the Jerauld family arrived in
Essex
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from
France
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in the late 17th century. Samuel Jarrold served as
Mayor of Colchester for 1723/24 and during the 18th century the Jarrolds expanded their mercantile ventures throughout
East Anglia
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The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, ...
, becoming established in
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
.
The family maintains its record of
civic service until the present day: (Herbert) John Jarrold
CBE was elected
Lord Mayor of Norwich for 1971/72, Peter Jarrold
DL (father of
Julian, the film director) as
Sheriff of Norwich for 1999/2000, and since 2018 Caroline Jarrold
DL serves as a
Deputy Lieutenant for
Norfolk
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. The Jarrold family also participates in the
civic life of the
City of London
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as liverymen of the
Haberdashers' and
Stationers' Companies
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.
Business
Primarily a
retail business, Jarrolds department store in
Norwich
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city centre
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, was designed by
George John Skipper between 1903 and 1905.
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner describes the ''Jarrolds store'' as "baroque" in style. Jarrolds have several shops in Norwich, as well as in
Wymondham
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and
Cromer
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The local ...
.
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
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...
football ground; known as ''The Jarrold Stand'', the original sponsorship deal ceased in 2016.
Publishing activities
John Jarrold Jr. diversified the firm into
publishing
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as early as 1823 and in 1877 it published the first edition of the children's classic,
Anna Sewell's ''
Black Beauty''.
In 1936 the firm launched the
Jarrolds' Jackdaw Library paperback
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book series
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and in 1939 the Jackdaw Crime Series.
The family's activities previously also included Jarrold Publishing and Jarrold Printing.
[John Davies]
Jarrolds to sell print arm
'' PrintWeek'', 16 January 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
See also
*
Julian Jarrold
References
Further reading
* Peter Goodrum, ''Jarrold 250 Years: A History'', Jarrolds, 2020. Foreword by
Stephen Fry
Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of ...
.
External links
jarrold.comJarrold PublishingJohn Jarrold Printing Museum*
*
Companies based in Norwich
1770 establishments in England
Department stores of the United Kingdom
Retail companies established in 1770
Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
George Skipper buildings
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