Richard Beardall
Consultant
Richard, the other founder of the company is an internationally acknowledged expert on tailoring and weaponry of the 18th and 19th Century. The wealth of knowledge that he has acquired can be traced back to his childhood. At the end of the 1960's Richard attended the Gordon Boys Boarding School in Surrey; which at this time was a miliitary school dedicated to the memory of Major-General Charles George Gordon CB by Queen Victoria following his death in 1885. All the boys alongside their regular schooling were also trained in a variety of different trades including Boot Making, Tailoring, Carpentry, Blacksmithing and Engineering.
Richard was assigned to the Tailoring Department where he was apprenticed for the next 6 years to a fully qualified Military Tailor, Mr Parry. The Tailoring Department's main role was to manufacture and maintain the boys military uniforms that were worn for Ceremonial Parades and also the Combined Cadet Force uniforms that were worn when military training was undertaken, additional duties included taking care of the schools museum artefacts which included hundreds of items originally belonging to Major-General Charles Gordon CB (Chinese Gordon - Gordon of Khartoum).
He has put his experience and knowledge to good use over the years having consulted on countless projects for Museums, Film and Television he is now the historical consultant for the company, having passed the management reins over to Nancy.
During the last 50 years Richard has built up an impressive collection of original uniforms and accoutrements which form the basis of the products offered for resale.
Nancy and Richard were married in 2007. |
