| 1848 |
 |
by
1848 Joseph Hopson had started the first commercial
photographic in Newbury. |
| 1851 |
|
Joseph
Hopson (Jonathan’s great great-grandfather)
sets up decorating business in Northbrook Street
(where Waterstone's bookshop is today). |
| 1861 |
|
Joseph
Hopson buys additional premises next door and starts
a furniture business. |
| 1886 |
|
A Devonshire
businessman, Alfred Camp, sets up "Camp's Drapery
Bazaar" at 8 - 9 Northbrook Street. |
| 1899 |
|
Joseph's
two sons, Joseph junior and Frederic, carry on working
in the business, after the death of their father. |
| 1920 |
|
Joseph
junior's son, Paul, marries Alfred Camp's daughter,
Norah. |
| 1921 |
|
Camp's
Drapery Bazaar and Joseph Hopson & Sons merge
to form Camp Hopson & Co Ltd. |
| 1953 |
|
Paul's
son, David, joins the business (starts in the Haberdashery
department). |
