Ridley Offices (Harbour Grace)

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A counterpart to the large Ridley Hall on Water Street, Ridley's offices were probably built in or by 1838. Like the Hall (built by 1834) the offices are of stone with brick window trim. The use of stone is unusual in Newfoundland and may, in this case, have been occasioned by the demands of insurance or a desire for a displeny of wealth. Thomas Ridley was originally a partner in the Carbonear firm of Bennett and Ridley but, in 1828, established his own f irm at Harbour Grace. The family remained there until 1870 when they were ruined by a bank crash. The of fives then passed to a Grover family who were involved in glue-making at Point-of Beach, then to the Munn's, Harbour Grace's principal merchantsin the latter half of the last century.

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