Tag: Smethwick Telephone

Smethwick Telephone: Saturday 1st August 1931

W. and T. Avery Limited; The chairman on the progress of the business in its third century. The high place which the firm of W. and T. Avery Limited, of the Soho foundry Smethwick, occupy in the commercial world was evidenced at the annual meeting of the shareholders, which took place at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, on Tuesday: … (present included) … Pinsent …

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948 (?)

Smethwick Telephone: Saturday 26th July 1930

W. & T. Avery Limited: “At no point in history has trade and its problems received as much public attention or aroused so much discussion and controversy amongst the Members of Governments past and present, and at no times has the future of British Trade been more in debate amongst the people than it is today.” In a significant passage, such as this, the Chairman of W. and T. Avery Limited, Sir J. Fortescue Flannery, Bart. prefaces his comments on the annual report and statement of accounts at the thirty-sixth meeting of shareholders on Tuesday … … (long discussion) … … Mr. Melvin proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and took the opportunity of making a gracious reference to Mr. Pinsent, the staff and the work people. …

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Smethwick Telephone: Saturday 13th February 1915

Death of Mr. Arthur Keen … … The Funeral: The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at Harborne Parish Church, many who had been associated with the deceased gentleman in different spheres attended to pay their last respects. … The mourners were as follows: … (list includes) … Mr. R. A. Pinsent

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Smethwick Telephone: Saturday 9th October 1909

Important sale of Freehold Building land at Smethwick: William R. Fleetwood will sell by auction at the Grand Hotel., Colmore Row, on Friday Evening October 15th 1900, at Seven o’clock prompt, subject to condition to be then provided: … … Lot 5: A Piece of ripe unrestricted freehold building land in Victoria Park Road Smethwick … Vendors, Solicitors: Messrs. Pinsent and Co., 6 Bennetts Hill, and Messrs. Hooper and Tanfield, 26 Corporation Street, Birmingham …

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Smethwick Telephone: Saturday 30th January 1909

Highly important announcement of sale by auction of the very extensive plant, stores and contests of the Smethwick Engineering Works & Foundry, Rolfe Street, Smethwick near Birmingham. Alfred W. Dando & Co. have received instructions from Messrs. Thomas Asbury and son Ltd. who have ceased manufacturing, to sell by Auction as above, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday February 23, 24, 25 and 26 1909: about 110 Engineer’s Machine tools … (continues) … (description of equipment)…  Catalogues may be obtained on Messrs. Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham … …

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