Lowe's prepare for the Chester Cup
Preparations are mounting for the first day of racing of the Season at Chester on Wednesday. The UK’s oldest racecourse combines with one of the UK’s oldest jewellers, Lowe & Sons, which was established in 1770, as Lowe’s engrave the plinth for the big race the Chester Cup. The relationship between Lowe’s, of Bridge Street Row, and the Chester Race Company has been established for more than 200 years with Lowe’s continuing to supply the Chester Cup.
General Manager of Lowe & Son’s Kevin Parry said:
“Lowe and Sons is delighted to have forged this strong relationship with Chester Racecourse, which has been established for more than 200 years. Lowe’s continue to engrave the trophy and we are looking forward to another fantastic race on Wednesday for the Chester Cup and also our own race afterwards.”
The Brietling Watches & Walton’s of Chester Handicap Stakes is being run at 3.20pm at Chester Racecourse on Wednesday. Presenting the prizes are Richard Blampied, the Managing Director of Waltons the Jewellers, Tim Bradley, the Northern Sales Manager of Brietling UK and Richard Hogben, the General Manager of Waltons the Jewellers in Chester. Breitling Watches and Waltons the Jewellers will be sponsoring at Chester Races for the thirteenth consecutive year.
Silversmith’s Lowe’s first supplied the Chester Cup in 1804. Chester Racecourse is the oldest in Britain, with racing dating back to 1539 and the last Gold Cup was presented in 1927, with the Cup now being Silver gilt.
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Can photographers please confirm attendance at 3pm on Friday May 4, 2007 with Melanie Simm of the Chester Race Company on 01244 304615. There will be an opportunity to photograph Lyndsay Brown of Lowe & Sons cleaning the recently engraved Chester Cup.
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Lowe & Sons was established by George Lowe in 1770 and is the third oldest jewellers in the country, having been at Bridge Street Row since 1804. Lowes has close links with Royalty, Chester City Council, local businesses and Chester Race Company.
The Victorian shop interior has remained the same since 1890.
Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries the Lowe family dominated the story of Chester silver. A large collection of Lowe’s silver is on display at the Ridgway Silver Gallery at The Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Street, Chester. Also on display is the last piece of silver hallmarked at the Chester Assay Office before its closure in 1962, and a new bowl, commissioned by the present owners of Lowe & Sons to celebrate the opening of the gallery in 1992.
Waltons of Chester was established in 1909 and is one of the best and most respected jewellers in the country.
Waltons of Chester offer a fabulous selection of watches, diamonds and jewellery, backed up by experienced and friendly staff who provide all the services expected of a high-class county jeweller.
Waltons, whose head office is Eastgate Street, Chester also have shops at The Cross in Chester, Hope Street, Wrexham and Lowe & Sons, Bridge Street Row, Chester. Waltons of Chester sell watches by Jaeger LeCoultre, Brietling, Omega, IWC, Rado, Chanel, Raymond Weil, Longines and Baume & Mercier, clocks and jewellery brands include Mikimoto, Faberge and Lalique.
For more information please visit www.waltonsofchester.co.uk/
The totesport Chester Cup starts at 2.50pm on Wednesday May 9.
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Company Contact: Richard Hogben General Manager of Waltons of Chester 45, Eastgate Street Chester CH1 1LR Tel: 01244 325972 Website: www.waltonsofchester.co.uk/
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