Thomas Locker
Active: 1876 - 1921
Function: Stone and marble masons
Policy: Listed in Hulley's Trade Directory (1876-77) as the makers of 'all kinds of tombs and head stones, chimney pieces, &c.; inscriptions cut'.
History or description: A firm founded by Thomas Locker (c.1847-90) and then run by his widow Ellen Locker from 1890 to her death in 1934. INitially she ran the business with her son-in-law Joseph Kidner (c.1864-1908).
Locations
Business located at Kings Norton | View on map
1876 (Presumed) - 1896 (Presumed)
Business located at Kings Norton Village Kings Norton Birmingham | View on map
1901 (Presumed)
Business located at Pershore Road Kings Norton Birmingham | View on map
1911 (Presumed)
Business located at South Pershore Road Birmingham | View on map
1921 (Presumed)
Institutional and Business Connections
Forerunner of Mrs Thomas Locker
Ellen Locker (Mrs Thomas Locker) changed the firm's name between 1921 and 1931.
Associated People
Trade name of Ellen Locker
1890 - 1931 (Circa)
She ran the business after her husband's death in 1890, initially with her son-in-law Joseph Kidner (c.1864-1908).
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed under Stone Masons Hulley's Birmingham Directory, Part 2, Alphabetical List to SAD-ZIN and Trades, 1876-77 Hulley's Birmingham Directory
1876 - 1877
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Listed under Stone Masons Hulley's Birmingham Directory, Trades Section, 1881 Hulley's Trade Directorires
1881
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Trades Section, 1886 Kelly's Trades Directories
1886
Listed under 'Stone and Marble Masons.'
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, with its Suburbs, 1890 Kelly's Trades Directories
1890
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1896 Kelly's Trade Directorires
1896
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Trades, Official and Adverts 1901 Kelly's Trades Directories
1901
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1911 Kelly's Trades Directories
1911
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Birmingham Directory, Trades Section, 1921 Kelly's Trades Directories
1921
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Sources
Hulley's Birmingham Directory, Part 2, Alphabetical List to SAD-ZIN and Trades, 1876-77 Hulley's Birmingham Directory
1876 (Probable)
p. 706.
Hulley's Birmingham Directory, Trades Section, 1881 Hulley's Trade Directorires
1881
p. 741.
Kelly's Birmingham Directory, Trades Section, 1921 Kelly's Trades Directories
1921
p. 1190.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1911 Kelly's Trades Directories
1911
p. 1095.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Trades Section, 1886 Kelly's Trades Directories
1886
p. 726.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Trades, Official and Adverts 1901 Kelly's Trades Directories
1901
p. 930.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, with its Suburbs, 1890 Kelly's Trades Directories
1890
p. 699.
Citing this record
'Thomas Locker', 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=msib4_1213196014, accessed 24 May 2022]
