{"id":673,"date":"2020-07-30T17:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/?page_id=673"},"modified":"2020-09-11T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:49:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"673\" class=\"elementor elementor-673\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0e662c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1f0e662c\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Son<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ee813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f4ee813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c21d1 ee-button-group-valign-middle ee-button-group-halign-left ee-button-group-gap-custom ee-button-group-stack-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button-group\" data-id=\"43c21d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"ee-button ee-button-link ee-size-sm\" data-label=\"Contact Us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ee-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"ee-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"ee-button-gap elementor-repeater-item-cc80d8c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ee-button-wrapper ee-effect ee-effect-type--\" href=\"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/work\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ee-button ee-button-link ee-size-sm\" data-label=\"Our Work\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ee-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"ee-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Work\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e19fbb\" data-id=\"0e19fbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d52fc8c elementor-section-stretched cta1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d52fc8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab63dbb\" data-id=\"ab63dbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8cf5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f8cf5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact the experienced painters and decorators for office decorating services today. Call us on 0131 663 7910\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e8767c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e8767c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7be2d8fe\" data-id=\"7be2d8fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4646f245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4646f245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Rich History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b01cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11b01cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7c23ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7c23ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\tAndrew Knowles; master painter and decorator \u2013 founder of Andrew Knowles &#038; Son, was born in Bank Buildings, Lasswade in 1850 and died at Burn Place (above the shop) in November 1924.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0524c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b0524c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8349b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8349b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\tHe married Helen Falconer and they lived at 5 Union Park, Bonnyrigg where his three children were born \u2013 William, Elizabeth and Charlotte. Andrew Knowles decided to start his own business on the birth of his third child, Charlotte, born on 27th July 1888.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18a63a9\" data-id=\"18a63a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451e9e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"451e9e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-2.jpg\" 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src=\"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-3-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-3-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7399d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d7399d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf28f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37bf28f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andrewknowlesandson.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7235da1a\" data-id=\"7235da1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e19a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e19a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Charlotte was sent to her grandmother in Union Park and William and Elizabeth lived with their father. Andrew married again, to Grace Millicent Hutton of border birth, and he had 3 more children; Christina, Hutton and Millie. His wife died in childbirth and Elizabeth, of his first marriage, was left to look after her father, Chrissie and Hutton until their father&#8217;s death in 1924. Millie, the baby, had been taken to be brought up by Stenhouses, who also lived in Bank Buildings, Lasswade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb3ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cb3ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c064d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c064d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The business at this time was passed to William and Hutton. In later years Hutton withdrew from the business and William ran the business until his death in 1949. It was then passed to his sons Andrew and William. Andrew died suddenly after an operation in 1957 at the age of 51. This left William to carry on the business alone. He had a son, Robert, who also served his time as a painter and decorator and was taken into partnership with his father in 1968. William died in 1970 and the business passed to Robert who ran the business until 1998, when his son William was made a partner. They ran the business together until Robert retired in 2015. Williams wife Ruth then came in as a partner and now run the business together in its present form.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58a9d327 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58a9d327\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14eda22c\" data-id=\"14eda22c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244ab5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"244ab5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Perhaps the family have been lucky always to have a male heir to carry on the name of Knowles for a century. For the future \u2013 who knows!\n<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Andrew Knowles &#038; Son Contact Us Our Work Contact the experienced painters and decorators for office decorating services today. 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