Ghost sign, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham
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Ghost sign, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 18 Jun 2012
It reads: "H. BUTTERWORTH LTD LITHOGRAPHERS GENERAL PRINTERS & STATIONERS" Sean Jesson (Mr Butterworth's great-grandson) has passed me some further information: "The H. Butterworth in the sign was Harry Butterworth (1877-1950). According to the information on his letter paper, Harry took over this lithographic printing business from A. Smith. The surviving wage books show that Harry was running the business at least as early as 1901, employing his brother and two others. The staff grew to about ten people by 1910. Harry sold the business in 1927 to a company that he formed with William Henry Jones, a lithographic printer from West Bromwich. The new company kept Harry's name, being called "H. Butterworth, Limited", and the Kelly's Directory for Nottinghamshire indicates that the company was still trading in 1941."
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Image Location
Latitude
52.955012
Longitude
-1.144067