Chowles, Charles, North Audley St, London, u and cm (1775–1814). Recorded in 1775 as a subscriber to Thomas Malton's Compleat Treatise on Perspective. At North Audley St by 1784, and shown at no. 21 in 1793 when he subscribed to Sheraton's Drawing Book. The number changed to 16 in 1797, and from 1809 to 17. An additional address of 3 Lower North Row, Oxford St is shown in 1809 but this may have been his dwelling house. Bankrupt October 1794. In the last years of trading the business is listed as Charles Chowles & Son, and it was his son George who took over the enterprise in 1814 on his father's retirement. A number of commissions have been identified. In 1777 two mahogany dumb waiters of ‘Jamaica wood’ were supplied to Sir John Griffin Griffin at Audley End, Essex for which £3 3s was charged. In the period 1780–81 the same patron paid 6s 6d for repairs to a cabinet and two dumb waiters. [D; Westminster poll bk; Derby Mercury, 16 October 1794; Essex RO, D/DBy/A35/4, A39/5]