Exhibition panel from the ‘Pryce Jones Legacy Exhibition’ originally held at Newtown Library in May 2026, on the life and legacy of Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones (1834-1920).

This panel explains how the Pryce Jones enterprise expanded overseas when Albert Pryce‑Jones—Sir Pryce’s son—opened a major Pryce Jones store and mail‑order operation in Calgary in 1910. It describes why Calgary was chosen, how the new store launched with great fanfare, and how it quickly became a serious competitor to the Hudson’s Bay Company. The text also notes how global events, including the First World War, affected the business, and how Albert remained in Canada, serving in the army and settling there with other Welsh families connected to the company.