[Bell Historians] Somerset founders

[Anne Willis]

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Here is a list of Bristol Founders as in various trade directories of the
time. I have not yet been able to return to taunton to check the list.

Anne Willis
Bristol Post Office Directory and Gazetteer with the Counties of
Gloucestershire
and Somersetshire

1859 Bellfounders; Hale, Thomas & Son, 3 Narrow
Wine Street.

Lewillin [sic] & James,
Castle Green.

Also listed as brassfounders.

Addresses; James , J.W., firm of Lewellin &
James), Kingsdown Parade.

Llewellin, John (firm of Lewellin & James), Norwood Villa, Ashley Rd.



Post Office Directory of Somersetshire and Bristol
1861 Bellfounders Llewellins & James, Castle
Green., and 12 & 13 Castle Street.

Also listed as brassfounders. Hale is listed as a
brassfounder only.

Addresses; None for James.

Llewellin, John (firm of Lewellin &
James), Norwood Villa, Ashley Rd.

Also listed is a T. Llewellyn, 106 Redcliffe Street, [sic] as
a bellhanger, but ?domestic.



Post Office Directory of Somersetshire and Bristol E.R. Kelly
1866 Bellfounders; Hale, Thomas & Son, 3 Narrow
Wine Street.

Luke, Thomas (musical hand
bells) 11 Phippen Street.

Brassfounders; as above, plus Llewellins’ [sic] &
James, brassfounders

and engineers, Castle Green, and 12 & 13 Castle Street.



Addresses; Llewellin, John, Grove House, Redland
Road.



Morris & Co’s Commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Somersetshire & Bristol

?1872

Llewellins & James brassfounders, coppersmiths and
brewers engineers,

12 & 13 Castle Street and Castle Green.



Hale, Thomas & Son, 3 Narrow Wine Street.



Kelly’s Directory of Somerset and Bristol

1875 Bellfounders; none listed.

Brassfounders;

Hale, Thomas & Son, 3 Narrow Wine
Street.

Llewellins & James, Brassfounders and engineers, Castle Green.

Addresses; Llewellin, John, Grove
House, Redland Road.

Llewellyn, William, 22
Park Street.



Kelly’s Directory of Somerset and Bristol [check all]
1883 Bellfounders; none

Mechanical Engineers; Llewellins &
James, Castle Green.



Addresses; Mrs Llewellin, Gloucester Villa, Keynsham.

Llewellin, William John, 26 Elgin Pak,
Redland.

Llewellyn, John, Argyle House,
Fishponds House, Eastville.



Kelly’s Directory of Somerset and Bristol
1889 Bellfounders; none listed.

Brassfounders; No Hale or L&J, but
includes Jefferies (expand this)

Engineers;

Llewellins & James, mechanical
engineers, Castle Green.

Llewellins Art Metal Co. (Wm
Llewellin, manager) 15 King Square.

Llewellins Machine Co., makers of time checking
machines for all purposes, church and turret clocks, counters, turnstiles …,
15 King Square.



Addresses; William Maberly Llewellin, 15 King Square, Civil
engineer,

consulting engineer.





Kelly’s Directory of Somerset and Bristol
1894 business entries as for 1889

Addresses;` Lewellin, William John, 26 Elgin
Park, Redland.

Llewellin, William M., 24
Elgin Park Road, Redland.


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