The English Provincial Trade - The East Midlands

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The English Provincial Trade - The East Midlands

A topic for recording details of those working in precious metal trade in the East Midlands.

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CHARLES USHER

Humberstone Gate, Leicester


A JEWELLER'S SHOP LOOTED

A daring robbery was reported to the Leicester police on Sunday. A jeweller's shop in Humberstone Gate, occupied by Mr Charles Usher, was broken into and a large number of gold watches, chains, rings, and stones, valued at fully £1,000, was stolen. Mr Usher informed the police that he locked up his premises at half-past 10 on Sunday morning, and returning at noon found that an entry had been made through a skylight in the roof and the whole place ransacked The thieves got clear away leaving a jemmy behind them. The police as yet have no clue to the perpetrators of the robbery.

Source: Cardiff Times and South Wales Weekly News - 3rd December 1898

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EDWARD JOHNSON

60, St. Peter's Street, later, 35, Victoria Street, Derby



Edward Johnson - Derby - Undated (pre-1880)


Johnson's - Derby - 1880

'E.J. DERBY'

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GEORGE E. BUTCHER

Smithy Row, Nottingham



Geo. E. Butcher - Nottingham - 1896

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SAMUEL BURTON HASKARD

120, Friar Gate, Derby


BULL IN A JEWELLER'S SHOP

A curious scene was witnessed in the shop of a Derby jeweller named Haskard on Friday Two bullocks that were being driven to the market became restive, and rushed suddenly towards the shop, where one of them succeeded in effecting an entrance. In its efforts to back out it managed to shut the door on itself, and in its struggles to get free upset a tray containing thirty watches, knocked down five clocks, and finally forced its head through the window, scattering rings and small jewellery in all directions. The door was re-opened, and the animal was released, after doing damage to the value of £50.

Source: The Weekly Mail - 25th December 1897

Succeeded by Thomas Williamson Haskard.

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E. KELVEY

Pelham Street, Nottingham



E. Kelvey - Nottingham - 1844

Ebenezer(?) Kelvey

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J. DERBYSHIRE & SON

Gallowtree Gate, Leicester



J. Derbyshire & Son - Leicester - 1840

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A.T. LEE

33, Gallowtree Gate, Leicester



A.T. Lee - Leicester - 1868

Established in 1840.

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GEORGE CORRALL

Leeming Street, Mansfield



George Corall - Mansfield - 1844

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WILLIAM GRAY

Market Place, Leicester



William Gray - Leicester - 1868

Established in c.1833.

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B. GRAY

Market Place, Loughborough



B. Gray - Loughborough - 1840

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W.H. HENCE

Sheaf Street, Daventry



W.H. Hence - Daventry - 1861

Successor to the late John Nicholas.

Established c.1800

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T. HANDFORD

Mill Street, Loughborough



T. Handford - Loughborough - 1868

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GEORGE TARRATT Ltd.

19, later, 21, later, 23-25, Market Street, Leicester, and Loughborough and London



George Tarratt Ltd. - Leicester - 1958


George Tarratt Ltd. - Leicester - Undated


George Tarratt Ltd. - Leicester - 1969


Established in 1913 by George Tarratt.

George Tarratt Ltd. was acquired by the Pragnell family in 1996, and the firm's name restyled to Pragnell in 2018.




One of the marks of George Tarratt Ltd. that was registered with the London and Birmingham assay offices:


GT/Ld

Another mark, 'GTLd', contained within an oblong punch and registered with the London and Birmingham assay offices was in use in the 1950's and 1960's.

George Tarratt Ltd. produced silverware and jewellery in the Georg Jensen style designed by Geoffrey Guy Bellamy (1922-1997) in the 1950's, these products were also retailed by Liberty & Co. Ltd. in London. Designs by Anthony Elson were also used.

A separate business, Bellamy & Tarratt, a partnership of Geoffrey Guy Bellamy and Ivan Tarratt was also noted. See: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=30091&p=144786&hilit=tarratt#p144786

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ALFRED G. PAGE

44, Coventry Road, Market Harborough



Alfred G. Page - Market Harborough - 1979

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A Listing of Jewellers, Silversmiths, Watchmakers, Etc.Working at Derby in 1857:


Jewellers (Working)

Moore James, 20, London st
Moore Saml., Sacheverel st
Peach Joseph and George, 10, St. Peter's st
Severno Hy. De M., Grove st
Smedley John S., ct. 3, Corn market


Opticians and Matheml. Instrt. Makers.

Davies John, 21, Irongate
Steer John, Market head


Pawnbrokers & Dealers in Silver Plate

Bolsover Sml. 53, St. Peter's st
Goodwin Wm., 26, Market pl
Holly Wm., 35, Corn Mkt
Prince John, 3, St. Peter's st. and 36, Queen st
Shaw John, 9, Morledge


Silversmiths & Jewellers

Farnsworth Wm., 11, Sadlergt
Genn Wm., 2, Sacheverel st
Johnson Ed., 60, St. Peter's st
Moseley Henry, 36, Corn mkt
Page Elizabeth & Caroline, 40, Sacheverel st
Randall Geo., 12, Rotten row
Steer John, Market head
Stevens Jas., 55, Sadlergate
Weatherhead, Walters & Co., 10, Iron gate


Watch & Clock Makers

Bancroft Isaac and Son, 40, Bridge gate
Birch William, Litchurch st
Cooke Thos., 46, Siddals lane
Fearn George, 41 , Full st
Holme Daniel, 10, Rotten row
Hummel John, 46, Traffic st
Jones David, 40, Siddals ln
Johnson Edward, 60, St. Peter's st
Johnson Thos., 10, London st
Moore Thos., 22, Queen st
Pool Wm., 82, Devonshire st
Poulton Robert, 10, Jury st
Roberts Edmund, 56, Sadlergt
Rock Thomas, 81, Park st
Roskell William, (Son and successor to the late Robert Roskell of Liverpool) Cherry st
Scott Morris, 34, Sadlergate
Smith John, 46, Nuns st
Steer John, Market head
Tobius Julius, 3, Devonshire st
Westhorn Jno. 41, Carrington st
Woodward Fras., Bridge gt
Woodward Joseph, 25, Nottingham road

Source: History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of Derby - Francis White & Co. - 1857

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GRICIES

Nottingham


MARRIED

Charles, son of Mr. Gricies, silversmith, Nottingham, to Fanny, youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Clark, Frampton on Severn.

Source: The Bristol Mercury and Western Counties Advertiser - 6th October 1849

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PLUMMER

Uttoxter


IMPUDENT ROBBERY - On Wednesday last, a man named John Sedden, was seen to break a large square of glass in the window of Mr. Plummer, silversmith, and take from the window a gold watch. He ran away, but was followed and apprehended, and was taken before T.P. Haywood, Esq., who remanded him until Friday, and then committed him for trial.

Source: The Derby Mercury - 22nd July 1857

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THOMAS PALMER

Nottingham


GREAT JEWELLERY ROBBERY

Some burglars entered the premises of Mr. Thos. Palmer, jeweller and silversmith, Nottingham, on Thursday morning, and stole watches and jewellery amounting altogether in value of £3,000.

Source: The Newcastle Courant - 20th February 1880

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J. BRITTON

Nottingham


The Nottingham police are investigating a daring jewel robbery, which took place on Sunday evening at the shop of Mr. J. Britton, watchmaker and jeweller. Mr. Britton left home about seven o'clock, and on returning was surprised to find a gold watch lying at his feet. On looking round his premises, he found that the windows at the back had been smashed and forced open, and gold watches and rings to the value of about £250 had been stolen.

Source: The Weekly Mail - 26th March 1904

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