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spannerpam
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Anyone out there know anything about building company William Moss of Loughborough. I understand they were responsible for either the building of or some sort of renovation to the Lloyds Bank, High St. Leicester. I have also been told that my great uncle, Reuben Springthorpe, worked for them and made the large folding double doors at the entrance to the bank. This could have been at any time between early 1900's and maybe as late as 1930's. any information would be appreciated.
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lizdb
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Hi and welcome
I cant answer your exact enquiry, but out of interest looked for Reuben Springthorpe on 1901 census.
Only one I could find was a 57 yr old, living in Leicester with his dtr (Rachel Astell) and son in law and their children, and he was a shoemaker! So (if this is him) unlikely to have made bank doors ... or to be making anything much by 1930.
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spannerpam
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Thanks lizdb for your interest and for the welcome, always a bit scary making the first move.
The Reuben you have found on the 1901 cencus is in fact Reuben jnr's father.
Reuben jnr can be found on the 1881 cencus aged two living with father Reuben Springthorpe, mother Eliza, brother Joseph who was my g'father and half brothers and sisters Rachel, Henry, Ada and Ellen.
After this the family gets very complicated and Reuben can eventually be found on the 1901 cencus living in Wales under the name of Kibby, working as a carpenter, as a boarder. His mother Eliza is living with her new partner, Edward Plunkett, and two sons Joseph and Edward in Leicester under her maiden name of Kibby also.
After years of being puzzled by my dad's comment about a name change to Kibby (that's all he would say!) the breakthrough came through GR earlier in the year through contact with, amongst others, Revmother2.
It's taken quite a few heads in all parts of the country and in the USA to sort all that out but Reuben Jnr's g'daughters who are fairly far flung would really love to find out more about the bank doors and some possible confirmation that he did in fact make them.
Any comments would be most appreciated, thanks Spannerpam.
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spannerpam
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Thanks a lot Diddy, it's hard to know where to start with this one as it's so vague.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Pam
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spannerpam
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Many thanks Diddy
At least this gives me lots of background information on the company which I knew nothing about.
As for my gt.uncle Reuben working for them and making the bank doors it's difficult to know who might be able to help.
Anyway, thanks again for your trouble.
Pam
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spannerpam
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Great stuff Diddy, thanks, Pam
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diddymiller
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Pam, i have had this reply from leicester library:
With reference to your enquiry about William Moss and Lloyd's bank: there is some information in our resources about the building, but no mention of the construction company - details below.
1. Taylor, Michael. The quality of Leicester. Leicester City Council, 1993.This book contains a short description of the building on p135, referring to the design by Chatwin and Son of Birmingham.
2. Community History Newsletter Issue 53, Summer 2006. Published by Community History (part of Leicester Libraries). This issue features quite a detailed (3 pages) article about the building by Graham Hulme, entitled "From banqueting house to banking hall" - but does not mention the construction company.
3. Wrights Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland 1900 lists a W. Moss and Son, Builders and Contractors, at 39 Baxter gate in Loughborough.
All of the above are available for reference at the Learning and Information Library in Bishop Street, Leicester.
Two other potential sources of information are:
Loughborough Library - which has an extensive local history collection.
Leicestershire Records Office - opening hours and contact details are on their website:
http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/recordoffice.htm
Diddy
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spannerpam
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Thanks for all your help Diddy,
this gives me something to work on.
If I find anything positive out I'll let you know.
Pam
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