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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Montague_BurtonMontague Burton - Wikipedia

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   Sir Montague Maurice Burton (15 August 1885 – 21 September 1952) was the founder of Burton Menswear, one of Britain's largest chains of clothes shops. Burton's factory, Hudson Road, Leeds LS9.

2. www.theguardian.com › commentisfree › 2016The remarkable story of the immigrant who dressed British men

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   Apr 16, 2016 · Montague Burton was a Lithuanian Jew who fled pogroms in his country of birth to build one of the biggest clothing chains in Europe. Sat 16 Apr 2016 03.00 EDT. O n Wednesday, in the Jewish...

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4. buildingourpast.com › 2017/01/28 › the-story-ofThe Story of Montague Burton – the Tailor of Taste | Building ...

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   Jan 28, 2017 · Montague Burton was not the first to establish a successful chain of tailor’s shops throughout Britain: Joseph Hepworth and his son Norris had opened their first shops in 1884. Nevertheless, between the 1920s and the 1960s, Burton was the country’s predominant high street tailor.

5. buildingourpast.com › 2017/01/27 › a-spotters-guideA Spotter’s Guide to Montague Burton - Building Our Past

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   Jan 27, 2017 · Leave a comment. ‘The Tailor of Taste’ When Montague Burton became a limited company in 1917, it was registered as ‘Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd’. The slogan, as part of Burton’s name, formed part of firm’s logo, appearing on fascias, parapets, floors, and even on ventilation grilles. Date Stones Burton shopfronts had ...

6. us.masonandsons.com › blogs › the-periodicalThe Full Monty: The Story of Sir Montague Burton – Mason ...

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   Raymond Montague Burton, founder of Top Shop and deputy chairman of the Burton Group. The demise of the group has been well documented by the British fashion and business press. The circumstances surrounding its death, and the loss of so many jobs, are in stark contrast to the way in which Sir Montague Burton, and his sons, brought the company ...

7. ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk › index › Sir_MontagueSir Montague Maurice Burton (1885-1952) - Our History

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   Sir Montague Maurice Burton (1885-1952), founder of the Burton men’s clothing chain, endowed Edinburgh University’s Montague Burton Chair of International Relations in 1948. Contents. 1 Early Years. 2 Burton Clothing. 3 Burton and Industrial Relations. 4 Burton and International Relations. 5 Sources. Early Years.

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   Who is Montague Burton?

   • Burton was excused military service during the Great War and in 1916 won a lucrative contract to manufacture uniforms. One year later, Burton & Burton was transformed into a limited liability company called Montague Burton, The Tailor of Taste Ltd. The man himself now assumed the name Montague Maurice Burton.

   The Story of Montague Burton – the Tailor of Taste

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   When did Montague Burton become a limited company?

   • When Montague Burton became a limited company in1917, it was registered as ‘Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd’. The slogan, as part of Burton’s name, formed part of firm’s logo, appearing on fascias, parapets, floors, and even on ventilation grilles.

   A Spotter’s Guide to Montague Burton – the Tailor of Taste

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   When did Montagu Burton die?

   • These stones continued to be laid until the end of Montagu Burton’s life, in1952. These can be spotted beneath Burton’s display windows. Instead of simple vents, these inlets were protected by specially commissioned bronze grills bearing the Burton logo and slogan.

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   Did Montague Burton have any children?

   • They were engraved with the name of the member of the Burton family who ‘laid’ them, and the date. Most of them were laid by Montague Burton’s children:Barbara (born 1909), Stanley (born 1914), Raymond and Arnold (twins, born 1917). These stones continued to be laid until the end of Montagu Burton’s life, in 1952.

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9. buildingourpast.com › 2017/01/28 › a-spotters-guideA Spotter’s Guide to Montague Burton - Building Our Past

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   Jan 28, 2017 · One of the most extraordinary of Burton’s art deco facades, unparalleled elsewhere, was in central Birmingham. This was distinctly Moorish in style, and can be regarded as Burton’s equivalent of Woolworth’s Sunderland branch.