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about
John Watt & Son
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Since 1865 John Watt & Son has roasted coffee beans
almost every day providing the city of Carlisle with a unique
sound and rich smell as the coffee beans are roasted.
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John Watt & Son was founded in 1865 by John
and William Watt in Glovers Row, Carlisle (known as the Green
Market).
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In 1897 Glovers Row was demolished and Watts
moved to Bank Street.
John died in 1916 and the business was
carried on by his son Henry. Upon Henry's death in the early 40s
his widow took a partner, Mr Frederick Hodgson, into the business.
When Mr Hodgson died in the early sixties his widow sold the
business to Mr Ashley Kendal Senior.
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In 1984 the business faced closure due to
the pressures of out of town shopping and the opening of the
Lanes shopping area. So the shop changed from a traditional
grocers serving and delivering in the local area to a sit down
Tea & Coffee Room, specialising in freshly roasted coffee.
The shop
is now run by Ashley Kendal Jnr.
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