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The Jarrold Group is a
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–based company, founded as ''Jarrold & Sons Ltd'', in 1770, by John Jarrold, at
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, 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 East Anglia, becoming established in
Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
. The Jarrolds have joined
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livery companies including the Stationers and Haberdashers. (Herbert) John Jarrold CBE, Mayor of Norwich (1971–72), Peter Jarrold DL, Sheriff of Norwich (1999–2000), Caroline Jarrold DL.


Business

Primarily a retail business, Jarrolds department store in
Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
city centre, was designed by George John Skipper (1856–1948) between 1903 and 1905.
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describes the ''Jarrolds store'' as "baroque" in style. Jarrolds have several shops in Norwich, as well as in
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and
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. 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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's Carrow Road football ground; known as ''The Jarrold Stand'', the original sponsorship deal ceased in 2016.


Publishing activities

John Jarrold Jr. diversified the firm into publishing as early as 1823 and in 1877 it published the first edition of the children's classic, Anna Sewell's ''
Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). ...
''. In 1936 the firm launched the Jarrolds' Jackdaw Library
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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.


See also

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Julian Jarrold Julian Edward Peter Jarrold (born 15 May 1960 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director. Early life Jarrold was born into the family which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823. He was educated at Gresha ...


References


External links


jarrold.com

Jarrold Publishing

John Jarrold Printing Museum
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