Elliston
& Cavell's - (en)
Elliston & Cavell's was for many years the leading department store in
Oxford, England. The store was located on the west side of Magdalen Street
in central Oxford. The shop stocked uniforms for local schools such as the
Dragon School.
Jesse Elliston original owned a draper's shop opposite St Mary Magdalen
Church in Oxford. On 9 April 1835, at the age of 22, John Cavell married
Sarah Elliston at St John Baptist Church in Summertown, north Oxford.
Elliston made Cavell a partner in celebration of the marriage. Thereafter,
the shop became known as Elliston & Cavell's. It eventually became the
largest department store in Oxford. The shop was taken over by Debenhams
in 1953, but the original name was retained until 1973.
