415:
DIrector of James Howell for many years. Together they grew the company from a small single store to a business with department stores in
Newport and Swansea. They created a Motor DIvision that had 13 garages throughout South Wales, as well as becoming the main distributor for BMC for South Wales and the West of England. They were the Rolls Royce, Aston Martin and Jaguar dealers for Cardiff. The headquarters of the Motor Division was on the Newport Road. They built the bridge across Wharton street, They opened one of the largest grocery store in Cardiff at the time, based on the Harrod's food department Model, because my father worked at Harrod's at one time, and I even started my training at Harrods with the intention of moving into Howells later in my career. In 1962 Julian Hodge and the Thorpe's made a deal that involved the exchange of shares and controlling interest in the company. The agreement was written in such a way as the two parties had different expectations and understanding. My grandfather the Chairman, A.A Thorpe. OBE, and my Father the Managing DIrector, V.F.A.Thorpe, OBE, both resigned the positions on the Board and with the company. A few years later A.A. Thorpe and Julian Hodge reconciled and A.A. Thorpe was reappointed to the Chairman of the Board while Julian Hodge had the controlling interest until about 1968. During this period the Howell family was represented by Geoffrey who was on the Board. The controlling interest was bought by my grandfather, father and an unknown to me person (I can guess) from the Howell family starting in 1943. So, your History section is misrepresenting who controlled over time. My understanding is that Geoffrey Howell and the Howell family had no shares in the company at the time he was on the Board and when the Hodge takeover took place. If there is any interest in correcting this entry then changes need to be made to include the Thorpe era. I have just joined this group and need to read the guidelines so that I may ----
213:
188:
102:
280:
259:
81:
50:
290:
112:
21:
414:
The
History of the store is so shamefully lacking detail that the page as currently shown, and I believe should not be published. My interest in this is that James Howells was a major part of my life while growing up and planning my career. My Grandfather was Chairman and my father was Managing
31:
483:
170:
160:
498:
346:
336:
488:
478:
503:
493:
384:
136:
312:
448:
431:
219:
193:
452:
125:
86:
61:
303:
264:
135:-related articles on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
408:
Can any other wiki members shed some light on James Howell and the beginnings of his store? 01:10, 18 March 2007
27:
49:
380:
427:
376:
67:
419:
372:
224:
198:
423:
20:
311:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
463:
459:
435:
397:
472:
409:
394:
295:
117:
212:
187:
285:
107:
101:
80:
455:
279:
258:
368:
This article is written like an advertisement, not from a neutral POV.
131:
308:
43:
15:
307:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
129:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
222:, a project which is currently considered to be
8:
47:
253:
182:
75:
255:
184:
77:
7:
301:This article is within the scope of
218:This article is within the scope of
123:This article is within the scope of
66:It is of interest to the following
14:
288:
278:
257:
211:
186:
110:
100:
79:
48:
30:on 17 March 2007. The result of
19:
484:Mid-importance Cardiff articles
341:This article has been rated as
234:Knowledge:WikiProject Retailing
165:This article has been rated as
26:This article was nominated for
237:Template:WikiProject Retailing
1:
499:Low-importance Wales articles
436:18:39, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
315:and see a list of open tasks.
145:Knowledge:WikiProject Cardiff
139:and see a list of open tasks.
489:WikiProject Cardiff articles
479:Start-Class Cardiff articles
398:15:43, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
148:Template:WikiProject Cardiff
464:06:35, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
321:Knowledge:WikiProject Wales
520:
504:WikiProject Wales articles
494:Start-Class Wales articles
347:project's importance scale
324:Template:WikiProject Wales
171:project's importance scale
340:
273:
206:
164:
95:
74:
56:This article is rated
393:I've rewritten it. --
220:WikiProject Retailing
126:WikiProject Cardiff
404:History of Howells
240:Retailing articles
62:content assessment
439:
422:comment added by
389:
375:comment added by
361:
360:
357:
356:
353:
352:
304:WikiProject Wales
252:
251:
248:
247:
181:
180:
177:
176:
42:
41:
511:
438:
416:
388:
369:
329:
328:
325:
322:
319:
298:
293:
292:
291:
282:
275:
274:
269:
261:
254:
242:
241:
238:
235:
232:
215:
208:
207:
202:
190:
183:
153:
152:
151:Cardiff articles
149:
146:
143:
120:
115:
114:
113:
104:
97:
96:
91:
83:
76:
59:
53:
52:
44:
23:
16:
519:
518:
514:
513:
512:
510:
509:
508:
469:
468:
445:
417:
406:
370:
366:
326:
323:
320:
317:
316:
294:
289:
287:
267:
239:
236:
233:
230:
229:
196:
150:
147:
144:
141:
140:
116:
111:
109:
89:
60:on Knowledge's
57:
12:
11:
5:
517:
515:
507:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
471:
470:
467:
466:
450:
444:
443:Bethany chapel
441:
405:
402:
401:
400:
365:
362:
359:
358:
355:
354:
351:
350:
343:Low-importance
339:
333:
332:
330:
327:Wales articles
313:the discussion
300:
299:
283:
271:
270:
268:Low‑importance
262:
250:
249:
246:
245:
243:
216:
204:
203:
191:
179:
178:
175:
174:
167:Mid-importance
163:
157:
156:
154:
137:the discussion
122:
121:
105:
93:
92:
90:Mid‑importance
84:
72:
71:
65:
54:
40:
39:
32:the discussion
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
516:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
476:
474:
465:
461:
457:
453:
451:
449:
447:
446:
442:
440:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
412:
411:
403:
399:
396:
392:
391:
390:
386:
382:
378:
377:66.32.179.217
374:
363:
348:
344:
338:
335:
334:
331:
314:
310:
306:
305:
297:
286:
284:
281:
277:
276:
272:
266:
263:
260:
256:
244:
227:
226:
221:
217:
214:
210:
209:
205:
200:
195:
192:
189:
185:
172:
168:
162:
159:
158:
155:
138:
134:
133:
128:
127:
119:
108:
106:
103:
99:
98:
94:
88:
85:
82:
78:
73:
69:
63:
55:
51:
46:
45:
37:
33:
29:
25:
22:
18:
17:
418:— Preceding
413:
407:
367:
342:
302:
296:Wales portal
223:
166:
130:
124:
118:Wales portal
68:WikiProjects
35:
454:- for use.
371:—Preceding
58:Start-class
473:Categories
424:Roythorpe
364:Rewritten
231:Retailing
194:Retailing
432:contribs
420:unsigned
385:contribs
373:unsigned
225:inactive
199:inactive
28:deletion
410:Sheep21
395:Stlemur
345:on the
169:on the
142:Cardiff
132:Cardiff
87:Cardiff
64:scale.
318:Wales
309:Wales
265:Wales
460:talk
456:KJP1
428:talk
381:talk
36:keep
34:was
337:Low
161:Mid
475::
462:)
434:)
430:•
387:)
383:•
458:(
426:(
379:(
349:.
228:.
201:)
197:(
173:.
70::
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
