Richard Birkin | |
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![]() Richard Birkin, taken from a Daguerrotype, c 1845 | |
Born |
Belper, Derbyshire, England | 6 July 1805
Died | 10 October 1870 Nottingham, England | (aged 65)
Occupation | Lace manufacturer |
Title | Lord Mayor of Nottingham |
Term | 1849/50, 1855/56, and 1861/63 |
Board member of | Midland Railway Company |
Children | 2, including Thomas |
Richard Birkin (6 July 1805 – 10 October 1870) was a British lace manufacturer.
Richard Birkin was born in Belper, Nottinghamshire, on 6 July 1805, the eldest son of Richard Birkin, a calico handloom weaver, and started working in Strutt's Mill aged 7. [1] [2]
In 1824, Birkin formed a partnership with Thomas Biddle in Hyson Green, having worked for him for two years. [1] By 1832, they had 50 employees, including Birkin's parents and two sisters. [1]
In 1850, his sons Richard and Thomas joined the partnership. [3]
In 1855, he had built the four-storey Birkin Building, a grade II listed warehouse in Nottingham's Broadway, by Garland & Holland, with Thomas Chambers Hine as the architect. [4]
He retired in 1856. [3]
Birkin was married and had two sons, Richard and Thomas. [3]
He was a magistrate, and a director of the Midland Railway Company. [3] He was Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 1849/50, 1855/56, and 1861/63. He bought Aspley Hall, Nottingham, for £60,000. [1]
He died on 10 October 1870, at Aspley Hall. [1] [5] [2]
Richard Birkin | |
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![]() Richard Birkin, taken from a Daguerrotype, c 1845 | |
Born |
Belper, Derbyshire, England | 6 July 1805
Died | 10 October 1870 Nottingham, England | (aged 65)
Occupation | Lace manufacturer |
Title | Lord Mayor of Nottingham |
Term | 1849/50, 1855/56, and 1861/63 |
Board member of | Midland Railway Company |
Children | 2, including Thomas |
Richard Birkin (6 July 1805 – 10 October 1870) was a British lace manufacturer.
Richard Birkin was born in Belper, Nottinghamshire, on 6 July 1805, the eldest son of Richard Birkin, a calico handloom weaver, and started working in Strutt's Mill aged 7. [1] [2]
In 1824, Birkin formed a partnership with Thomas Biddle in Hyson Green, having worked for him for two years. [1] By 1832, they had 50 employees, including Birkin's parents and two sisters. [1]
In 1850, his sons Richard and Thomas joined the partnership. [3]
In 1855, he had built the four-storey Birkin Building, a grade II listed warehouse in Nottingham's Broadway, by Garland & Holland, with Thomas Chambers Hine as the architect. [4]
He retired in 1856. [3]
Birkin was married and had two sons, Richard and Thomas. [3]
He was a magistrate, and a director of the Midland Railway Company. [3] He was Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 1849/50, 1855/56, and 1861/63. He bought Aspley Hall, Nottingham, for £60,000. [1]
He died on 10 October 1870, at Aspley Hall. [1] [5] [2]