Ashby, Bergh and Co., Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, 217 High Street, and 129 Hereford Street, Christchurch. The business of this well-known firm was established in 1860, and was conducted by the late Mr. S. Nashelski from 1864 to 1890, when the present proprietor, in conjunction with the late Mr. Ludvig Bergh, acquired it. Mr. Ashby was associated with the late Mr. Nashelski in the business from 1864, and Mr. Bergh also from the same date, till the time of his death in 1895. The premises in High Street consist of a handsome two-storey building with a total floor space of over 8,000 square feet. The wholesale warehouse and yard in Hereford Street occupy about half an acre of land.