Sedgwick Kelly LLP has grown from one of the oldest solicitors’ practices in Watford: it was formed on 1 May 2006 from the partnership of Sedgwick Kelly which comprised the merged firms of Sedgwick Turner and Kelly Nichols & Blayney, both long established Watford firms. Sedgwick Turner had occupied our premises at Watford Place since the turn of the 20th century."
Sedgwick
Turner, as it was known at the time of the merger with
Kelly Nichols & Blayney in 1996, was
founded in 1836 by John Sedgwick. It became known as
Sedgwick Turner in 1875 when Henry Moreton Turner joined
the firm, and was variously known as Sedgwick Turner & Walker,
Sedgwick Turner & Oddie and Sedgwick Turner Sworder & Wilson
during the period from 1882 until 1985 when its name
reverted to Sedgwick Turner.
Kelly Nichols & Blayney as a firm was approximately
50 years younger than Sedgwick Turner and was therefore
itself one of the oldest established firms in the area
prior to the merger in 1996. It was known originally
as Camp & Ellis and subsequently evolved from Norman
E Kelly & Son to Kelly & Nichols and ultimately
to Kelly Nichols & Blayney about 20 years ago.
The firm carried on business for a number of years
in The Avenue, Watford until the Town Hall roundabout
was constructed as part of the new road scheme for
Watford, when the firm moved to Station Road (in the
mid 1970’s) and remained there until the merger.
Prior to acquisition of its premises
at Watford Place in the early 1900’s, Sedgwick Turner occupied
premises at 66 High Street, Watford. The building known
as Watford Place is a Grade II listed building which
dates back to the late 18th Century and the reign of
King George III, and once formed part of a larger estate
in the ownership of Archibald Paxton. Plans and drawings
of the estate at that time are on display at our offices,
noting its use as a ‘gentleman’s residence’.
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