Tag: Widow Bourne

Our founding figure: the Widow Bourne

Our business was founded more than 320 years ago by a woman we know only as “the Widow Bourne”. Although we no longer sell tea and coffee, we’re incredibly proud of our roots as a grocer’s. Little is known about the mysterious woman who founded our business in 1698. We don’t know how or when […]

The gentlewomen of St James’s

As we approach International Women’s Day Demetri Walters MW – Sales Manager of our Private Wine Events team – considers just a few of the women in Berry Bros. & Rudd’s colourful history, including our female founder. St James’s and its environs have long been a haven for gentlemen, with hatters, tailors, shirt-makers, shoemakers, perfumers, […]