John Algeo established a leather dealing business at 97 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool in 1881 and at a later date trading as a boot maker the business moved to 104 Brownlow Hill, close to the University, on a site that has since been demolished to allow for the building of the Metropolitan Cathedral. In 1947 the founder's son, Arthur, gave his name to the present firm A. Algeo Ltd when it became incorporated as a company. On Arthur Algeo's death in the late 50's, his widow sold th