Isaac Dewhirst
Aged unknown
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Dewhirst's and Marks & Spencer. This was the warehouse of Isaac Dewhirst, wholesale haberdasher and manufacturer of hosiery, pinafores, underclothing and aprons. Obtaining supplies here, the Polish immigrant pedlar, Michael Marks, met Dewhirst's cashier Tom Spencer. In 1894 they formed the most famous partnership in British retailing.
Harper Street, LS2, Leeds, United Kingdom where they had a warehouse