D H Evans was a department store located in Oxford Street, London, England, which later became part of House of Fraser. The store was rebranded as House of Fraser in 2001.[1]
History
D H Evans was opened in 1879 by Dan Harries Evans at 320 Oxford Street. Evans was a Welshman who had trained as draper and had moved to London in 1878.[2] This store quickly grew and by 1885 he had taken on three of the adjoining stores.
In 1893, the store moved into further new premises at 290-294 Oxford Street and became a limited liability company.[2] The new company was listed as having capital of £202,000.[2] The store was grown again with the purchase of 296-306 Oxford Street in 1895 and 308 in 1898. In 1897, Dan Evans resigned as Managing Director but stayed on the board, and was replaced by