▁Brothers ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁Frank ▁and ▁Harry ▁Ch ies man ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁Lew ish am . ▁They ▁bought ▁Cross ▁Brothers ▁dra per y ▁business ▁at ▁ 5 9 ▁High ▁Street , ▁Lew ish am , ▁which ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Paris ▁House , ▁and ▁special ised ▁in ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁rem n ants ▁and ▁job ▁lots . ▁The ▁brothers ▁changed ▁the ▁business , ▁ ▁s elling ▁new ▁lines ▁across ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁product ▁categories ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁dra per y . ▁ ▁The ▁store ▁expanded ▁into ▁neighbour ing ▁properties ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁waiting ▁rooms ▁and ▁a ▁tea ▁room ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁store . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁short ▁years ▁the ▁brothers ▁had ▁established ▁Lew ish am ' s ▁leading ▁department ▁store . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁the ▁store ▁en comp ass ed ▁ 4 1 - 5 9 ▁High ▁Street . ▁The ▁prem ises ▁were ▁divided ▁by ▁a ▁road ▁and ▁a ▁tunnel ▁was ▁constructed ▁connecting ▁the ▁two ▁buildings . ▁The ▁furn iture ▁department ▁was ▁a ▁particularly ▁successful ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁Ch ies mans ▁purchased ▁several ▁properties ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁stock . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁brothers ' ▁sons ▁Stewart , ▁Russell ▁and ▁Howard ▁joined ▁the ▁firm ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁a ▁new ▁store ▁was ▁constructed . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁Ch ies mans ▁Limited . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁the