Comments on: At S.Festenstein & Sons, Furriers

By: John Royall

John Royall — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:57:36 +0000

Did my Grandad’s name crop up, Henry Rollins, l know he sold furs and lived in Friendly St Deptford and was active in the 1930’s

By: Jennifer King

Jennifer King — Fri, 09 May 2025 13:52:40 +0000

My grandfather was Cyril Woolf and a furrier ar 58 Grosvenor Street in the 1950s and 60s. Did anyone come across him_ His brother was Louis Woolf and their company was L.Woolf
They specialised in mink coats and my grandmother was the saleswoman in the showroom. My grandfather designed the coats. If anyone remembers him please contact me.

By: Tracey Clark

Tracey Clark — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:49:52 +0000

My grandfather was Walter George Cloutman, brother of Frederick Charles Cloutman. He worked with his brother in the furriers business and was I think responsible for cutting and piecing the furs. Although I do not have any photos I do have have a few garments made by my grandfather, probably in the 1950s, which I have inherited from my mother. I would be very interested to learn more from Anna Burdass.

By: Elisa Anniss

Elisa Anniss — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:34:42 +0000

I believe my great grandmother worked for a family of furriers called the Bloomensteins or Blumensteins in the 1920s who I believe were based in the East End. I’d be interested in information on the family to further my research

By: Benita regardsoe

Benita regardsoe — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:02:41 +0000

Did the Taubert and lemon families worked at this furriers please tell me thanks

By: Loraine

Loraine — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 16:53:48 +0000

My Gt. Grandad George Allen was a Furrier in the East End, probably Kingsland Road, Spitalfields and other shops – anyone heard of him – probably had his shop between 1990-1940

By: Benita regardsoe

Benita regardsoe — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:55:48 +0000

Does the furriers have archives of the workers who worked there around the 1930/40s.I’m checking for my grandad Albert Edward taubert a furrier

By: Anna Burdass

Anna Burdass — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:01:59 +0000

My grandfather, Frederick Charles Cloutman, was a furrier and had a showroom at 10 Clifford St and then 19 Upper Grosvenor Street in the 1950s. His father before him and his brother were all furriers. If anyone has any information about his business, called Frederic, I would be most interested to learn of it. He dressed many famous actresses of the day. Sadly no pictorial evidence exists of anything from those times.

By: Dawn Richardson

Dawn Richardson — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:14:34 +0000

My Great Great Grandfather James Moore was a Butcher 1840’s in Spitalfieds his daughter Mary-Ann Moore, my Greatgrandmother worked in Silver st, London 1860’s at 14 yrs old in a Furriers.. On the 1860 census. If anyone knows of the Company or has details would appreciate the information.

By: Keith Styles

Keith Styles — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:21:40 +0000

My mother was a fur machinist in East London right up until the 1970s. From the age of 14 she, along with her father, various aunts and other family members, worked in the fur trade and i can vaguely remember the run down building where she worked when i used to visit her at work sometimes with my dad. Although the parts of East London, from Spitalfields to Whitechapel was a thriving place for people to work I can clearly recall how run down the old buildings were, but people were happy and knew there stuff. Sad to see the decline of all those trades. I’m still trying to trace Sid Keye (furrier) for whom my mother and family worked.