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Wilks Brothers & Co


RichardB

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As requested on the Cole Brothers link (?), here Wilks Brothers ironmongers shop, 9 Furnival Street, 1892.

John Wilks set up as a cutler in 1744. In 1833 his descendant Joseph moved to Furnival Street where he made brass, steel and wrought iron gates and palisades for tombs, by 1892 they sold much more. They remained a family business until 1956, and finally closed on Mulberry Street in 1972.

Enjoy :rolleyes:

Central Sheffield - Martin Olive

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Guest tsavo

Thanks, great picture. I remember my Dad could spend hours in there especially the tools department. I was always fascinated by the strangly shaped metal bits and wondered what they were for. Till he died, my Dad used to moan about the stingey plastic bagged screws and nails and longed for a pound of one inch ovals.

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Wilks Brothers & Co., 42 Furnival Street, Corn Exchange. 

Advertisement from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield, Pawson & Brailsford. 1862

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Advertisement for E. H. & J. B. Wilks later Wilks Brothers & Co. Ltd. 1889

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;y11996&pos=28&action=zoom&id=120218

Bernard Wilks son of John Wilks founder of Wilks Brothers & Co. Ltd. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s08713&pos=29&action=zoom&id=11837

 

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On 20/04/2007 at 14:10, RichardB said:

and ...

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s12996

 

Tudor Way, corner of Norfolk Street, Wilks Brothers & Co. Ltd., Ironmongers (this is probably the one you wanted Tsavo)

 

and ...

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s20033

 

Picture from the roof of the library (pre-Crucible)

Link restored

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s12996&pos=1&action=zoom&id=15887

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s20033&pos=6&action=zoom&id=22555

 

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