The finer points of Holmes Terry!
From 1963 – 1990 the Late BASIL DAVID operated various Companies from 65 High Street.
HOLMES TERRY & CO. LTD. named after Mr. Holmes and Mr. Terry, was originally a Textiles Company. Each floor of the Building (Basil Chambers) had a different department e.g. 1st Floor Towels & Sheeting, 2nd Floor Hosiery & Underwear, 3rd Floor Shoes & Outerwear , 4th Floor Clothing, 5th Floor Canteen & 6th Floor Building/General Repairs etc, whilst the Basement was the Packing area.
The Textiles ‘operation’ was sold in the late 60’s whilst Mr. Basil David retained the Company Eyer & Johnston Ltd which was an Oriental and Indian Rug Importer and then started Importing knitwear under the name of Holmes Terry & Co. Ltd.
In May 1975 Jo-Y-Jo Ltd was formed by Mr. Stanley Fosbury and Mr. Basil David, which successfully traded from the Building.
After having completed a Business Course, Mr. Gerald David worked with Mr. Basil David from 1971 and also worked with Mr. Stanley Fosbury in Jo-Y-Jo Ltd until he left the Company in 2003.
Jo-Y-Jo Ltd vacated Basil Chambers in 2005 and it was then decided that the 1st – 6th floors, would be refurbished. The refurbishment took 12 Months and was completed in 2006. The 6th Floor was left as one Office Suite, as it resembles a very large Loft Apartment, whilst all other floors were made into smaller offices. The existing Office Suite Tenants compliment each other with a spread of Clothing Companies, Internet related Companies, Architects, Structural Engineers and a Modelling Agency. The Ground Floor Tenants contain a Coffee Bar, Italian Restaurant, 2 x Bar & Restaurants and a Tattoist. The Nicholas Croft elevation of Basil Chambers is one of the busiest walkways in Central Manchester which attracts a lot of passing trade to the Ground Floor Tenants.
Mr. Gerald David has always worked closely with prospective and existing tenants in striving to offer a personal service that ensures Tenants’ needs are met wherever practically possible.
We offer a ‘HANDS ON APPROACH‘ to ALL matters regarding to Basil Chambers with easy access to the Building’s Manager Mr. BRETT SADLER (on site) and to myself (Gerald David) should Tenants wish to discuss anything on a daily basis. It is this working relationship that has formed the close bond that we have with ALL Tenants.