Joseph Price & Sons Great Hampton Street jewellers & stone dealers

[Vivienne14]

Here is a summary of a selection of press cuttings about this business. The business probably started in 1807. There's a discussion about the premises occupied by the Price family in posts #109 to #120 here

Great Hampton Street

From the English Heritage publication: The Jewellery Quarter (Cattell and Hawkins). It shows the rear of the houses and their restored workshops at #69 and #70 which might have similarities with those at #85 and #86. This dates the houses as 1830. Presumably the refurbishment below is the...

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Great Hampton Street

1818 Joseph Price advertises for two lapidaries (person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems) at Great Hampton Street

1820 Joseph Price of Great Hampton Street loses a black pony

55 Great Hampton Street and Bull Street

1832 premises in #55 Great Hampton Street as well as at Bull Street where the premises had just been altered

1833 J Price manufacturer of jewellery and silversmith, in Great Hampton Street and Bull Street.

1843 sale of the #55 Great Hampton Street residence, and business premises including workshops and warehousing


#86 Great Hampton Street

1862 Joseph Price & # Sons advertising in Scotland for Scotch pearls. By this time had been in business for 55 years (so started c1807)

1862 Jos Price & Sons advertising for pearl handle cutters and workers

1864 dissolution of the partnership between precious stones merchants Jos Price snr, Jos Price jnr and James Price (removing James Price)

1865 Joseph Price gets hot under the collar about snow !1879 Jos Price & Sons at #86, but James Price now with Hatton Garden address and listed as a diamond merchant

1889 sold at the direction of the executors of the late Joseph Price. Auction included jewellery and precious stone stock as well as domestic house contents. The house contents included valuable paintings purchased c1840s

 

[Astoness]

very interesting snippets viv...thanks...also noted that no 85 which is also still standing was once used as a labour exchange..

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Yes Lyn. Hadn't meant to post that on this thread, was going to post it on the Great Hampton Street thread ! it's now posted here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...great-hampton-street.38346/page-7#post-808919

 

[Vivienne14]

Joseph Price seems to have been made bankrupt in 1839. Stock from both #55 Great Hampton Street and #102 Bull Street businesses was sold By 1843 the #55 Great Hampton Row was also sold. For several years thereafter dividends were being paid by Joseph Pricem sonoerha9s he cleared all claims from the business creditors.

If the Joseph Price at #86 is this same (bankrupt) Joseph Price, then he was living at #86 GHS from 1849 according to post #117 in the Great Hampton Street thread.https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/great-hampton-street.38346/page-6

 

[Astoness]

thanks viv....mr price must have picked himself up and started all over again

 

[Vivienne14]

Working through the timeline, I think the Joseph Price in business c1807 must have been Joseph Price senior (he must have been in his 50s by the time of the bankruptcy). The funds raised from the sale of #55 and #102 Bull Street plus stock must have been pretty substantial.

My guess is the sons of Joseph senior started the next business at #86. They were there from 1849, then it 1873 Mrs Mary Price is named (was she Jos Price Snr's wife, and presumably he'd passed away by then. He'd have reached a ripe old age !!). The family continued at #86 until 1889, when the house contents etc were sold up.

A JP of #86 GHS had passed away by 1871 according to this