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Title: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: Rokes32 on Friday 19 August 16 21:50 BST (UK)
Can anyone tell me a bit more Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester. When was the building on Whitworth Street built? Are there any photos of this from years ago? Struggling to find out anything about the history of this firm.

Many thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: JJen on Friday 19 August 16 22:10 BST (UK)
Hi,

The firm Lomnitz and Duxbury partnership was dissolved on 30 September 1881. Edward James Lomnitz and John Duxbury were the partners.

Lomnitz and Duxbury continued to trade and run by John Duxbury.

The address in Manchester was 9 Mount Street.

JJ
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 20 August 16 08:19 BST (UK)
You can see the notice in the London Gazette at https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25023/page/5009 it is the second from the botton in the left hand column. There are also a number of other notices referring to Edward James Lomnitz, see http://www.rootschat.com/links/01i8l/

Stan
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 20 August 16 08:28 BST (UK)
The London Gazette Publication date: 23 April 1875 Issue: 24202 Page: 2247
Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852.
1267. To Edward James Lomnitz and John Duxbury, both of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, for the invention of "improvements in ornamenting certain woven fabrics known by the name of "dhooties" and in apparatus to be used therein." https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24202/page/2247

Stan
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 20 August 16 08:45 BST (UK)
There are a number of entries for the firm Lomnitz & Duxbury in the Historical Trade Directories http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16445coll4 Up to 1911 when they are listed as shipping merchants at 57 Whitworth Street.

Stan
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 20 August 16 12:59 BST (UK)
Quote from: Rokes32 on Friday 19 August 16 21:50 BST (UK)
When was the building on Whitworth Street built? Are there any photos of this from years ago?
Many thanks in advance.

The building is still there. Looking at old maps it looks as though it was built in the 1900s. It is not shown on the 1908 map. The name Lomnitz & Duxbury is still above the doorway of 57 see Google Street View https://goo.gl/maps/gjmyfd5ErDK2

Stan
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 20 August 16 16:59 BST (UK)
Lomnitz & Duxbury don't appear in any Ancestry phone books after 1911.

Stan
Title: Re: Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd Manchester
Post by: JJen on Saturday 20 August 16 18:47 BST (UK)
There is a reference to Messrs Lomnitz and Duxbury Ltd. donating £26 5s to a War Memorial Fund. The edition is dated May 1919.

http://www.worldwar1schoolarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ULULA_1919_05.pdf

JJ