Our History

Timeline of W.E. Clark & Son

Date	Event
1819	Samuel Burncastle purchases 1 Cliffe High Street and establishes a jewellery business.
1830	Samuel Solomon Purchases business from Burncastle.
1887	Mr Harris Purchases business from Solomon.
1910	Mr Harris joined by Mr Kenward, business becomes Harris & Kenward.
1919	Wilfred Ernest Clark purchases business after WW1 service. W.E Clark established.
1947	Wilfred’s son John Clark senior joins business as a partner, business becomes W.E. Clark & Son.
1972	John Clark junior takes over business. John Clark junior purchases 224 High Street and creates second branch of W.E. Clark & Son in Lewes.
1979	W.E. Clark & Son joins the Company Of Master Jewellers, the largest national jewellery buying group.
1983	The “Great Flood” hits both shops, the worst in 185 years, both shops undergo a total refurbishment.
2000	David Clark, the fourth generation of the Clark family, joins the business to work alongside his father.