Charles Adron
1851
Function: Stone mason, marble mason, statuary
History or description: Charles Adron (c.1787-1865) was a member of a multi-generational family of stonemasons and statuaries active from 1748. Charles was born in Durham and he ran the family firm in Quickset Row with his older brother William II (1780-1867). Their father, also William I (d.1809) was the founder of the firm, it is possible that his brother Samuel was also involved in the business. There are details of works executed by the Adron family in Roscoe, p. 8.
Locations
Located at 2 Quickset Row New Road London England | View on map
1822 (Circa) - 1865 (Presumed)
Associated People
Associates included Bernardo Franceschi
1851
They were both resident at 2 Quickset Row (Adron's business address) in this year.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Statuary & Mason' also resident at this address Bernardo Franceschi (born in Italy c.1801) 'Sculptor'
Listed under Stone Masons Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p.1384
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Mason and Statuary'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 8
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
HO107
Piece number 1493
Folio 748
Page 76
London, England, Deaths and Burials 1813-1980
2010
Call Number: DL/T/041/033
Post Office London Directory, 1851 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1851
p.1384
Citing this record
'Charles Adron', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib1_1229545286, accessed 23 Sep 2023]
