Gardner, John, Chester, cm (1808–29). Free 15 October 1808. His business premises were in Eastgate St but from 1818 an alternative address in Paradise Row is sometimes shown. In 1829 the business was referred to as Gardner & Sons. A three-drawer writing table from Eaton Hall, Cheshire, is signed underneath in ink ‘Gardner 1824’. [Chester freemen rolls and poll bks; Chester Chronicle, 1 May 1829]