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[[File:Ede & Ravenscroft 20130413 100.jpg|thumb|The company’s Chancery Lane building’s window on Star Yard, close to the Royal Courts of Justice (note the judicial clothing)]]
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[[File:Ede & Ravenscroft 20130413 100.jpg|thumb|The company’s Chancery Lane building’s window on Star Yard, close to the Royal Courts of Justice (note the judicial clothing)]]
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”’Ede & Ravenscroft”’ are the oldest [[tailor]]s in London, established in 1689. They have two [[London]] premises, in [[Chancery Lane]] and [[Burlington Gardens]], very close to the famous [[Savile Row]]. They make, sell and hire out legal gowns and wigs, clerical dress, civic and municipal robes, [[academic dress]] and other ceremonial and formal dress, and have shops in [[Oxford]], [[Cambridge]] and [[Edinburgh]].
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”’Ede & Ravenscroft”’ are the oldest [[tailor]]s in London, established in 1689. They have two [[London]] premises, in [[Chancery Lane]] and [[Burlington Gardens]], very close to the famous [[Savile Row]]. They make, sell and hire out legal gowns and wigs, clerical dress, civic and municipal robes, [[academic dress]] and other ceremonial and formal dress, and have shops in [[Oxford]], [[Cambridge]] and [[Edinburgh]].
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The main (and historic) outlet and offices are at 93 Chancery Lane which, due to its proximity to the [[Inns of Court]] and the country’s main civil and criminal law courts, is also the company’s main outlet for legal dress.
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The main (and historic) outlet and offices are at 93 Chancery Lane which, due to its proximity to the [[Inns of Court]] and the country’s main civil and criminal law courts, is also the company’s main outlet for legal dress.
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== History ==
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== History ==
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The company was founded in 1689 by William and Martha Shudall. The present name dates from 1902 and is a result of the inheriting of the business by Joseph Ede and then merging with wig-maker Ravenscroft.<ref>”The Times” 4 June 2011 (Magazine p 63)</ref>
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The company was founded in 1689 by William and Martha Shudall. The present name dates from 1902 and is a result of the inheriting of the business by Joseph Ede and then merging with wig-maker Ravenscroft.<ref>”The Times” 4 June 2011 (Magazine p 63)</ref>
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In 2020, as a result of economic affects from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], some 200 jobs at the company were terminated.<ref name=”f393″>{{cite web | title=London’s oldest tailor Ede and Ravenscroft to axe 200 jobs | website=The Telegraph | date=2020-05-15 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/05/15/londons-oldest-tailor-ede-ravenscroft-axe-200-jobs/ | access-date=2025-10-17}}</ref>
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In 2020, as a result of economic affects from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], some 200 jobs at the company were terminated.<ref name=”f393″>{{cite web | title=London’s oldest tailor Ede and Ravenscroft to axe 200 jobs | website=The Telegraph | date=2020-05-15 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/05/15/londons-oldest-tailor-ede-ravenscroft-axe-200-jobs/ | access-date=2025-10-17}}</ref>
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