chancellor and sons

OVER 140 YEARS OF HISTORY

Edwin Chancellor acquired an existing auctioneers practice in 1855 which had originally been established in 1807 at No. 1 King Street, Richmond, and with his brother Albert practiced as Auctioneers and Surveyors. Around 1896 Albert Chancellor's two sons Beresford and Alginon came into the partnership.

In 1911 Albert Chancellor died, and according to the Richmond and Twickenham Times the business of Chartered Surveyors, Valuers and Estate Agents carried on by Albert Chancellor at Richmond and London was acquired by W.R. Walters CE, FSI of London and Brighton who continued the practice.

The firm of Chancellor & Sons came to Camberley in 1927 when the established firm of Richard Mack went into partnership with Mr. C.H. Nicholson and Mr. P. Bowen who had offices in Sunningdale and Ascot and traded under the style of Chancellor & Sons. This partnership only lasted for a few years, and when dissolved Messrs. Nicholson and Bowen commenced trading under the similar name of Chancellors & Co. This name continued until the early 1980's when the business was sold to Hogg Robinson Travel.

Richard Mack's office was at 47/49 High Street and due to the expansion of the practice, the current office at 26 High Street was established in 1948. For many years the two offices ran in conjunction with 47/49 High Street concentrating on auctions, and 26 High Street on residential lettings and sales.

With the decline of the army presence in Camberley, and the reduction in property auctions, the premises at 47/49 High Street were sold and the practice was condensed into 26 High Street in the early 1960's, although it still had 16 staff. With the death of Richard Mack in 1957, Arthur Allen and Maurice Eldrid took over the business. Seven years later there was a further change when Arthur Allen died and for four years Maurice Eldrid ran the practice as a sole trader.

In 1968 George Scott, who had joined the firm as the office junior in the early 1950's, went into partnership with Maurice Eldrid and on his death, became the sole owner in 1979.

The business expanded rapidly during the 1980's with the construction of the M3 Motorway, large housing developments on Heatherside, Yateley, Little Sandhurst and other areas within Camberley and the pedestrianisation of the town centre shopping area. George Scott maintained growth in the business and was able to preserve the firm's independence during the boom years in the 1980's and with the skills and reputation developed covering all aspects of residential and commercial sales and management it was also able to survive the property recession in the early 1990's. Just as the market was beginning to flourish and the firm prosper again, George Scott unexpectedly died in 1996.

Chancellor & Sons is now moving into a new phase with only its fifth owner in 70 years with the transfer to Gordon Hignell who had worked with George Scott for 19 years. His aim is to continue to provide the traditional level of professional service and independent advice residents and businesses, within the Camberley area, have come to expect from Chancellor & Sons over the years.

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