Brawn and Downing
First name: Thomas and J. W.
Other names: Thomas Brawn & Co by 1891.
Active: 1855 -
Function: Church decorators, metal workers
Policy: 'Maunfacturers of Sacred Vessels, Memorial Brasses, Metal Screens, Altar Rails, Reading Desks, Lecterns.....and all kinds of Architectural Metal Work'.
As advertised in 1871.
Locations
Business located at 4 Clement Street Birmingham England | View on map
1871
Feb. 1st, 1871.
'Art Metalworkers'.
Ran a business at 64 Clement Street Birmingham England | View on map
1891
Oct. 1st, 1891, p. ii.
'Ornamental Metal Workers'.
Publications
Advertised in The Irish Builder, 1871 The Irish Builder and Engineering Record, formerly The Dublin Builder
1 February 1871: 'Art Metalworkers'
Advertised in The Irish Builder, 1891 formerly The Dublin Builder
1 October 1891, p. ii: 'Ornamental Metal Workers', illustrated advertisement.
Advert also states that company established for 36 years; presumed foundation date: 1855.
Advertised in The Irish Builder, 1896 formerly The Dublin Builder
15 March 1896, p. i: 'Ornamental Metal Workers'
Sources
The Irish Builder, 1871 The Irish Builder and Engineering Record, formerly The Dublin Builder
1871
15 January 1871: 'Art Metalworkers'
The Irish Builder, 1891 formerly The Dublin Builder
1891
1 October 1891, p. ii
The Irish Builder, 1896 formerly The Dublin Builder
1896
15 March 1896, p. i: 'Ornamental Metal Workers'
Citing this record
'Brawn and Downing', 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=msib3_1215788180, accessed 23 Sep 2023]
