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CALDCLEUGH BROTHERS

38-40, Silver Street, Durham


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Caldcleugh Bros. - Durham - 1920


CALDCLEUGH BROTHERS, Ironmongers, Silversmiths, 38 and 40, Silver Street, Durham. Hours of Business: Usual. Established in 1846 by George Caldcleugh and son (John), as George Caldcleugh & Son. Continued by John Caldcleugh (d.), and later by his widow. Present Principals: Charles Caldcleugh and Wilson Caldcleugh (grandsons of George Caldcleugh). One of the oldest firms in the trade. Premises: At 38, Silver Street. Contains a very fine carved oak staircase originally built by Sir John Duck, Bart. Specialities: Estate Supply Stores; Builders' and Contractors' Stores. Connection: County of Durham (extensive). Telephone: No. 189 (National) Durham. Telegraphic Address: "Caldcleugh, Brothers, Durham." Bankers: Barclay & Co., Ltd. Mr. Charles Caldcleugh has been a member of the City Council, elected 1900. Re-elected 1902, 1905, and 1908. He has been Chairman of the Education Committee since 1904. Mayor, Nov. 1913.

Source: Whitaker's Red Book of Commerce or Who's Who in Business - 1914

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J. KENNEDY

Queen Street, Barnard Castle


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J. Kennedy - Barnard Castle - 1881

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R. MURRAY

King Street, Richmond, North Yorkshire


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R. Murray - Richmond - 1901

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ELKINGTON & Co. Ltd.

32-34, Northumberland Street, Newcastle


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Elkington & Co. Ltd. - Newcastle - 1908

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WILLIAM MOWBRAY

Church Street, West Hartlepool


A TRADESMAN IMPRISONED FOR BEATING HIS WIFE

On Monday, at the West Hartlepool Petty Sessions, William Mowbray, a jeweller and watch-maker, occupying a large shop in Church-street, the leading thoroughfare in the town, was charged by Sarah Mowbray his wife, with violently assaulting her. Mr. Hopper appeared for the complainant, whose evidence was to the effect that her husband, without provocation, commenced to beat his son (a mere lad) and one of his daughters, and upon her remonstrating with him, he seized her by the throat (on which the marks of his fingers were plainly visible) and dealt her several blows. With the assistance of her son and daughters they ultimately overpowered him, until their cries brought assistance. She had previously been more than once driven from the house owing to his violence. A dock labourer named Frederick Alsopp, who stated he was an entire stranger to both parties, said that the crowd round defendant's shop drew his attention to it, and on entering he saw defendant between the two counters, striking his wife in a very savage manner. Defendant, who seemed to be violently excited, denied the assault, and charged his wife and family with conspiring against him. The magistrates said the case was a most sad one, and they could only decide against the defendant after such strong evidence - especially that of Alsopp, who was a perfectly disinterested party, and in order to mark their strong sense of the defendant's conduct (as he had forfeited the six months' recognisances in which he was recently bound), they should commit him to Durham Gaol for one month, with hard labour.


Source: Monmouthshire Merlin and South Wales Advertiser - 20th October 1871

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T. THOMPSON

Gateshead


Mr. T. Thompson, a local jeweller, who is eighty-one years of age, has joined the ranks of the Gateshead Volunteer Training Corps.

Source: Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Advertiser - 8th October 1915

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ISAAC ROZNER

Bridge Street West, Middlesborough


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Rozner, Isaac, Bridge-street, West, Middlesborough, jeweller. May 29. J. H. Hope, sol., Middlesborough


Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 5th July 1877

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JOHN WILSON

43, Scotch Street, Carlisle


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John Wilson - Carlisle - 1880

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ROBERT DAVISON

Market Place, Bishop Auckland


A MYSTERIOUS BURGLARY

A singular burglary was reported to have been committed at the house of Mr. Robert Davison, jeweller, at Bishop Auckland, one night last week. Mr. Davison, senior, it is said, was aroused during the night by a noise downstairs, and on getting out of bed saw some one with a light pass his bedroom door. He called both his sons, and got a double-barrelled gun for him-self and a revolver for his son Henry. He called his son Robert, but could get no answer. On going downstairs they found a square broken in the front-room window, and another in the back kitchen window, and a muffler left behind. The burglar had taken his departure, and nothing appeared to be disturbed. Next morning, however, a gold watch and albert chain and a dress ring belonging to Robert were missing from the sitting-room mantelpiece. Information was given to the police, and Sergeants Harrison and Thompson went to make an investigation, but found no trace except a few footprints about outside the house. From the peculiar circumstances they were at a loss to conceive whether or not the articles were really taken away by burglars, and this was confirmed when the following morning, the watch and guard came by post enclosed in a matchbox, unpaid and addressed to Mr. Robert Davison, Market-place Bishop Auckland. The affair has caused considerable gossip in the town.


Source: The Llangollen Advertiser - 15th March 1872

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HARRIS'S

18, Pink Lane, Newcastle


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Harris's - Newcastle - 1946

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W. LISTER & SONS

Mosley Street, Newcastle


FIRE IN NEWCASTLE

Shortly after two o'clock on Monday morning a fire of an exceedingly alarming character broke out on the premises of Messrs. Lister and Sons, jewellers and silversmiths, Mosley-street, Newcastle. A boy named Taylor, son of one of the watchmen in the employment of the Messrs. Lister who was sleeping in one of the attics at the top of the building, was awoke by a suffocating smell. He immediately gave the alarm to the other inmates and it was discovered that a fire was raging in an adjoining attic, in which were stowed away a number of empty boxes, surrounded by straw and shavings. Means were at once taken to remove such articles of furniture as seemed to be in immediate danger. The intelligence having been communicated to the Manors station, the hose and reel from that division were soon upon the spot. There was, happily, a good pressure of water, a plentiful stream was directed upon the burning mass, and by the united efforts put forth, the fire was fortunately confined to the attic in which it first manifested itself. The roof of that apartment was almost totally destroyed, the adjoining apartments being also much burned and otherwise injured by the water but about three o'clock all symptoms of danger had disappeared.


Source: Monmouthshire Merlin - 4th April 1868

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JOHN BROWN

10, English Street, Carlisle


An example of the work and mark of John Brown of Carlisle:

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IB - Newcastle - 1824

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ANDREW FORSTER

Morpeth, Northumberland


A JEWELLER'S EXPLOITS

Divorce, Remarriage, and Breach of Promise


At Newcastle Assizes on Tuesday an action for damages for breach of promise was brought by Annie Harkness against Andrew Forster, watchmaker and jeweller, of Morpeth. It was stated that plaintiff went as shop assistant with defendant, and she alleged that he seduced her in September, 1901, under promise of marriage. Defendant was a married man, and his wife obtained a decrce nisi in December, 1900, which became absolute in June, 1901. According to plaintiff he promised to marry her last Whitsuntide, but he had since remarried the wife who had obtained divorce from him. The jury awarded plaintiff £200 damages.


Source: Cardiff Times and South Wales Weekly News - 28th February 1903

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RICHARDSON

Hume Street, Stockton-on-Tees


On the afternoon of the 11th ulto., a man entered the shop of Mr. Richardson, jeweller, Hume Street, Stockton, and took a silver watch from the counter. The assistant saw him and fastened the door, when the fellow deliberately sprang through the window and made off. He is said to be well-known to the police, who expect to arrest him shortly.

Source: Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 2nd July 1888

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JOHN LANGLANDS (I)

The Side, Newcastle


An example of the work and mark of John Langlands of Newcastle:

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Ring/J·L - Newcastle - 1757

The item has a later inscription from 1858:

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J. WINYARD

15, Blandford Street, Sunderland


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J. Winyard - Sunderland - 1937

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JAMES N. ROUTHLEDGE

English Street, Carlisle


GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY

A daring burglary was committed on the premises of Mr. James N. Routhledge, of English-street, Carlisle, jeweller and silversmith, on Tuesday night. The shop is a prominent one in the principal business street of the city. The burglars obtained entrance from a lane at the back. They mounted a roof by means of a ladder, pulled it up after them, ascended another roof by the same means, and took off several slates behind a chimney. On getting inside the roof, they scrambled to a trap-door, and fastening a rope to a joist swung themselves to the floor of the topmost story in the building. In the shop they seem to have gone leisurely and methodically to work. Both the front windows were examined and cleared. The cases on the counter were ransacked. Six trays of silver watches were carried upstairs to be packed and the trays were left neatly arranged on the floor. Several opera-glasses and two or three gold watches, which had been brought in for repairs, were also taken. Large articles were uniformly avoided. One case containing bright gold ornaments was left untouched. Among the missing articles are the following ten gold lever watches; eight gold Swiss watches; 70 English silver levers; 75 silver Swiss watches; 105 bright and coloured gold alberts; 30 bright gold guards; 30 coloured gold ladies' Victoria chains; 100 gold neck chains; 250 gold lockets; 30 scarf rings; 50 coins enamelled as brooches, &c.; 250 small trinkets; 40 gold pencils; 70 gold signet rings; 100 ladies' gem rings; 200 gold keeper-rings; 80 wedding rings; 200 gold brooches; some plain and some set with precious stones; 50 pairs of gold chain links; 50 pairs of gold solitaires; 100 sets of gold studs; 20 suites of links, studs, and buttons; about 200 gold breast pins; 60 pairs of gold buttons; about 200 gold breast pins; 60 pairs of gold earrings; 20 gold bracelets; 20 gold pencils; and many other articles. The loss is estimated at very little short of £ 4,500. It would no doubt have been greater had not the best of the gold watches and many of the best gold ornaments been locked away in the safe on the previous night.


Source: The Aberystwith Observer and Merionethshire News - 17th April 1880

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JAMES ATKINSON WHEATLEY

65, English Street, Carlisle


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James A. Wheatley - Carlisle - 1881

James Wheatley's father, Thomas, used the services of the Newcastle Assay Office, and upon Thomas's retirement James took over the business and continued to have wares marked at Newcastle using his father's punch.

James Wheatley was recorded in 1884 as Captain of the Volunteer Fire Brigade and Captain of the Volunteer Artillery Corps. He resided at Aglionby House, Portland Square, Carlisle and Eden Croft, Crosby-on-Eden.

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G Wilson Middlegate Penrith – George Wilson watchmaker Appleby

The information about this small jeweller and watchmaker concern came mainly from an article from a 1999 edition of the "Cumberland & Westmoreland Herald"

George Wilson founded his Penrith business in 1850, but had originally been in business as a jeweller and watchmaker at Appleby. The location of his first Penrith shop is not known but the move to the south end of Middlegate was made in 1870.
After George Wilson’s death, the business was carried on by his son, Hubert, until he died in 1921.
Mr. George Wilson’s grandson Harrison Proctor Wilson then took over, followed by Dudley Wilson, a great grandson and that was in 1949. Dudley had entered the firm in 1929 and he retired around the 1970’s after running the jewellery, business for many years.

“About three years before retiring, Mr.Dudley Wilson was the victim of a vicious attack by two men who raided the shop, in Middlegate, shortly before closing time.
A shop assistant, Mrs. Margaret Armstrong, was also assaulted by the men, who got away with some property, although the haul would probably have been greater had not a customer come into the premises.”

I hope the non-omission of the gratuitous violence is not upsetting to anybody and for a little geographical context Penrith is a small town in the south east of Cumbria (the English Lake District) and Appleby is about 15 miles further east. Below are a few images associated with the “G.Wilson of Penrith” concern.

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The pocket watch movement clearly shows a "29 Middlegate" address and the paper circle repair sheet in the second image has a “Penrith“ address and although not as clear as it could be “egate” is viewable as part of an address. I also think “Geo Wilson” is the name. There is a reference to George Wilson of Appleby Clockmaker/Watchmaker on one of those specialist websites for makers and long case clocks with dials showing the “Wilson Appleby” title can be seen on line.
The movement out of the watchcase in photo 2 carried “Appleby” and Wilson” signature and the case was described as Birmingham hallmarked 1861.
Photo 3 tells us that the company were silversmiths but a quick look on line did not find a likely makers mark for “George Wilson” while the “George Wilson” with the “EPBM” mark suggests there was retailing of electroplated goods. The “EPBM” mark was on the base of a coffee pot. I did also find on line though a set of Georgian spoons, converted into berry spoons in a “Wilson” labelled case. The “blue” material label was on the lining of a case containing a pair of highly decorated apparently unmarked spoons.
The final image is what was the stimulus this post. We have a set of hallmarks with a known “extra” mark and a “Wilson Penrith” retailer’s mark. This pair of spoons were made in Sheffield by “Joseph Rodgers & Sons” and the “*+” mark is well known as their trademark on silver and electroplated ware. The date letter is the lower case styled “k” for 1902. This would indicate the spoons were likely retailed in the “Hubert Wilson” period of “G.Wilson of Penrith”.

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PRIORY PRODUCTS

Findings Factory, Town Foot, Brampton, Cumbria


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Priory Products - Brampton - 1979

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