Lowe's were up for the Chester Cup
Chester Racecourse, the UK’s oldest racecourse, combined with one of the UK’s oldest jewellers, Lowe & Sons, which was established in 1770, as Lowe’s engraved the plinth for the major race of the May Festival 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 had another fantastic race for the Chester Cup and also our own race afterwards.”
The Breitling Watches & Walton’s of Chester Handicap Stakes was run at Chester Racecourse on Wednesday May 9 and won by 50-1 outsider Temple Place. Presenting the prizes to owners Brendan Richardson and Jon Glews, trainer Donald McCain, based at Cholmondeley, and jockey Eddie Ahern, were Richard Blampied, the Managing Director of Waltons the Jewellers, Tim Bradley, the Northern Sales Manager of Breitling UK and Richard Hogben, the General Manager of Waltons the Jewellers in Chester. Breitling Watches and Waltons the Jewellers sponsored 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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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/
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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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