Brass Foundries in Birmingham Area

[Martinwootton]

Thanks Pauline. Fascinating stuff. My folk are not mentioned but Mr Winfield, the man he trained with, is, as the inventor of the 'double brass gas pipe'. It seems to have been the elite branch of the brass trade, gas chandelier making. Highly skilled, premium wages and artistic flair.

[willow154]

Glad it helped a little

[Martinwootton]

Hi

I have been reading my Great Great Grandfather's Indenture binding him as apprentice to William & Thomas Powell Brassfounders of Birmingham '.. in the 55th Year of the reign of King George III...!" i.e. 1815 for 7 years!

His Dad was listed as Charles Parker the elder and he was Charles Parker the younger. They were said to have been 'of Lint House, Hill Top near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire'. Lint House or 'The Lint House' was, it seems, a Pub as his father was elsewhere said to have been a Victualler!

Can't find The Lint House later, though 'Hilltop' is part of the one time parish (?) of Lickey and various later maps show Linhouse Lane, later named Linthurst Lane as it is in now, in Blackwell.

I hope this may help you in your search but equally does anyone possibly have any foundation for me to support the above 'information'?

I know Charles went on to be a Brass Founder and Military ornament Manufacturer of 42 Cherry Street, Birmingham. He also patentent a whistle and made brass buttons as Merry Parker & Merry! He died in 1852 at his home on Gravelly Hill, Erdington.

Colin

My ancestor was in partnership with a Mr Powell making gas chandeliers in the middle of the 19th C. A directory of 1864 has a half page ad. for them at the Parade Works, 8a Parade. 20 Years with Mr Winfield.

[soxie]

 My Great, Great grandfather JOSEPH TAYLOR BOTT was an Iron & Brass Bedstead maker in Birmingham in 1883 up to the 1900's. The works were "FALCON WORKS" Glover Street.

Any info on these works would be gladly received,

Thank you,

[willow154]

Hi Soxie,
I couldn't find anything for you on google books; but I wondered if you had seen this:

http://www.oldcopper.org/Marks%20o_p.htm

Still looking for you - I'll be back if I find anything else.
Paulene

[aniron77]

Hi   I am "chasing"  an iron bedstead maker/manufacturer in the Kings Norton area. The lass Emily Kelley of KN was a bedstead japanner 1870's  So am trying to find where she may have worked

[Andcarred]

Hi Keith,

My convict Stephen Allwood from Birmingham was a Brass Founder in the 1820s.  One of his brothers was a funeral director and others in the family were Coffin furniture makers and silver spoon polishers.  They all lived in what is known as the "jewellery area" of Birmingham which I understand still exists today.  Unfortunately a lot of the old buildings have been demolished to make way for the every increasing freeway system of roads in this congested area.

Andcarred
Brisbane Qld

[Colin Y]

- duplixated message... regrets! ;-)

[Colin Y]

Hi

... its actually called "The Jewelry Quarter". Its the area to the north west of of St Pauls Square, just north of the City Centre, see http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Great+Charles+Street+Queensway,+Birmingham,+West+Midlands+B3,+United+Kingdom&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=15.320488,29.970703&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FSjTIAMdIfbi_w&split=0&ll=52.486197,-1.90749&spn=0.003848,0.007317&t=k&z=17&lci=org.wikipedia.en

My Gt Grandfather and his history in Brass foundry in the area are detailed below but his daughter Maray Hannah PARKER took a part in the business between his death and her marriage to Dr Charles Yarwood. Her son Charles Parker Yarwood ran the business in due course tho his sons went to other lands and only one, Frank Noel Yarwood, returned to UK - his daughters live today (2009) in USA (2) and in UK (1)

Colin