Private company

Ellis Brigham

Logo: ellis-brigham.com3

Retailer for outdoor pursuits

Ellis Brigham is a retailer of mountain sports equipment for skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, hiking and climbing, based in Manchester, England, with 24 shops across the United Kingdom.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1933Founded1

Ellis Brigham is a retailer of mountain sports equipment for skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, hiking and climbing, based in Manchester, England, with 24 shops across the United Kingdom.2

The story

Frederick Ellis Brigham founded the company in 1933. The made walking boots and cycling shoes after opening a shop in Harpurhey in the 1930s. Brigham passed away in the late 1950s, and the company was passed on to his sons, Bob and Ellis.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ellis Brigham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1933Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
    Company websiteEllis Brigham logo
  4. 4