Chiesmans

Chiesmans
Company typePrivate
IndustryDepartment store
Founded1884
Defunct1976
FateTake-over by House of Fraser, merged into their Army & Navy division
SuccessorArmy & Navy
HeadquartersLewisham, London, UK

Chiesmans was a department store group based in Lewisham, London. The business was established in 1884 as a general draper, expanding to become the largest department store in south-east London and operator of a network of branches stretching from Essex to the Isle of Wight. The group was acquired by House of Fraser in 1976. The former Lewisham flagship store closed in 1997.[1]

  1. ^ "HOUSE OF FRASER Archive :: Company: Chiesmans Ltd". Retrieved 1 November 2014.