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369 City Road 'Temple Row House'

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Kennedy

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Hello Everyone,

I am the recent owner. I just brought the above property and plan on restoring it to match what it used to look like inside and out. I have found out quite a bit already it was built by a Joseph Gillott pre 1901 (that is when he sold it). He was a huge buyer of land in Edgbaston I am wondering is Gilliot road named after him? Does anyone know of any where I can find some pictures of the building in its past glory?
 

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Hello Kennedy, and welcome. Joseph Gillott 1799 – 1872) became wealthy as a steel pen nib maker. He bought an estate in the area and developed it for housing. So Gillott Road is undoubtedly named after him. He was also a collector of fine musical instruments and art, including paintings by Turner. There's quite a range of material on-line about the man and his business. His son was also called Joseph Gillott, so he would be the Gillott who sold the house in 1901? (Or perhaps his grandson of the same name.)

I don't see any older pictures of your house though. Gillott senior's own home for many years was The Grove in Westbourne Road. The Library of Birmingham may be able to help you with picture searching? [email protected]

You have an ambitious project in restoring the house.

Derek

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gillott
 
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there is also a thread here for joseph gillott..i will search my photo files for any older photos of the building

Joseph Gillott

Joseph Gillott was born in Sheffield in 1799 and apprenticed to a scissors grinder. The post-war slump after the Battle of Waterloo sent him to seek work in Birmingham, which he found with a firm making buckles for shoes, belts, and other things. These buckles were produced by a new...
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk
 
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