RICH & SON

hands of his wife Anne, who expanded the company by employing four men. Her sons also took their apprenticeships as saddlers and they too went into the business. Rich Saddlers was taken over by Anne's son William in 1890 - by this time the family had built up a reputation for high quality products and workmanship. William's sons Ernest and Gordon (shown together here) then took control in the 1930's, changing the name to Rich Brothers and later, in 1960, relocated... Rich in history In 1780 William Rich opened a saddlery shop in the small Somerset village of North Petherton and in the 1820s his son Francis

Primary location: North Petherton United Kingdom