The Jarrold Group is a

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–based company, founded as ''Jarrold & Sons Ltd'', in 1770, by John Jarrold, at Woodbridge, Suffolk, before relocating to Norfolk in 1823. ''The Jarrold Group'' still involves members of the Jarrold family.

Family

Of Huguenot ancestry, the Jerauld family arrived in Essex from France in the late 17th century. Samuel Jarrold served as

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in 1723–24 and during the 18th century the Jarrolds expanded their mercantile ventures throughout

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, becoming established in

. The Jarrolds have joined

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livery companies including the

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and

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. (Herbert) John Jarrold CBE,

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(1971–72), Peter Jarrold DL, Sheriff of Norwich (1999–2000), Caroline Jarrold DL.

Business

Primarily a

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, Jarrolds department store in

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, was designed by George John Skipper (1856–1948) 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 and Cromer. 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

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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

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as early as 1823 and in 1877 it published the first edition of the children's classic,

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's '' Black Beauty''. In 1936 the firm launched the Jarrolds' Jackdaw Library

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book series and in 1939 the Jackdaw Crime Series. Its activities previously included Jarrold Publishing and Jarrold Printing.John Davies
Jarrolds to sell print arm
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'', 16 January 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

References

External links

jarrold.com

Jarrold Publishing

John Jarrold Printing Museum
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Family

Business

Publishing activities

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