Sir william sayle biography

Former department store in England

Robert Sayle was a department store in Cambridge, England, founded by Robert Sayle (1816–1883).

In 1934, it was purchased by Selfridges, who sold it to the John Lewis Partnership in 1939. In 2007, it reopened as a John Lewis store.

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History

Robert Sayle was born in Southery, Norfolk, in 1816. His father was a farmer. Sayle moved to London to learn the drapery trade with well known firms, such as Hitchcock, Williams & Co, who were based near St Paul's Cathedral.^[1]

In 1840, Sayle returned to Cambridge.

With assistance from his father, he set up a drapery business in Victoria House in St Andrew's Street. The business sold Irish linens, sheeting, hosiery, haberdashery, furs, shawls, handkerchiefs, ribbons and fancy goods. It was cutting edge for its time, as plate-glass windows had been added to the store front to display the shop's goods.^[1]

The business continued to grow purchasing the shops along S