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A.R. Adams Funeral Directors Ltd is an independent family-run firm of funeral directors in the U.K. The company was established in 1900 in Bow, in the East End of London by Archibald Richard Adams. The business is now operating in its 4th generation of Adams' and has branches in Rayleigh, Thorpe Bay and Thundersley, Essex. == Archibald Richard Adams == He was aged 19 when he established the company and had worked as a carpenter before opening up his first office at 187 Campbell Road, Bow. The company soon expanded and there were A.R. Adams funeral homes in neighbouring Poplar (St. Leonards Road & Bruce Road) and Leytonstone. In 1914 he further expanded his business into Thundersley in Essex, he later expanded the company again in the 1930s to Rayleigh in Essex, both still running today. Due to his move to Essex, the London head office was left under the management of his brother, Sydney Adams. Sydney worked at Campbell Road with his wife and their son, Sydney Jr and daughter Audrey. Archibald was the first chairman of Benfleet UDC when it was inaugurated back in the mid-1920s. He was the Chairman of the County Juvenile Bench at Southend-on-Sea, and a Masonic Master at Thundersley and Leigh Mason's Lodges, also connected with Trinity Chapter and the Grand Lodge. He was made a freeman of the city of London in 1936. Archibald had four daughters and a son, also Archibald Richard Adams. He was a founder member of the (British Undertakers Association ) which later became known as the National Association of Funeral Directors. He was elected as their president in 1922. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A.R. Adams Funeral Directors」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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