John Jones
Active: 1885 - 1897
Country of birth and death: England
Iron worker, mayor
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Joseph Jones
Worked with Joseph Jones
1885 (Circa) - 1897 (Circa)
In his book 'Historical Sketch' (1987), A. J. Jones notes that he and his brother established a manufacturing business of galvanished iron and galvanised hardware goods in Church Lane, Wolverhampton. In 1885 they bought the Stour Valley Ironworks and Shrubbery Ironworks in Walsall Street. These were previously owned by G. B. Thornycroft and Company. The works were still active under the Jones brothers in 1897. See pp. 167-168.
Citing this record
'John Jones', 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/person.php?id=msib4_1242327379, accessed 26 Sep 2023]
