Bramwell & Harbron
Created Sunday 19 April 2026
Bramwell & Harbron chain fusee wall clock
Chain Fusee movement
Bramwells Jewellers in Post House Wynd
Bramwells Jewellers Darlington
William Arthur Bramwell, Eldest son of Elliott Bramwell
Bramwell & Harbron wall clock
spring-driven single chain fusee Pendulum clock with an anchor (recoil) escapement and a hand painted dial.
Dial: 12"
Dia: 15"
Date 1877 - 1893
Oak case, Hand painted dial
Sometimes refered to as Railway, Station or School Clocks
Mostly used in non-domestic buildings.
Elliott Bramwell was born in 1850 in Alston Cumberland and became a watchmaker with his brother Thomas in 1871, by 1877 he had moved to Darlington and married Sarah Jane Harbron. In 1881 he had taken on his Brother-in-law, Charles Harbron as an apprentice opening Bramwell and Harbron, a watchmaker’s and jeweller’s shop on Russell Street in Darlington.
By 1891 Elliott was still a watchmaker in Darlington but Charles Harbron had moved to Chester where he was a watchmaker. Elliott died in 1893 leaving 4 sons and 2 daughters, Three of his sons, William, Harry and Louis would become Jewelers in Durham by 1911.
In 1901 Charles Harbron had moved back to Darlington and was trading as a Jeweller, but by 1911 had moved his business to Barnard Castle.
Bramwell and Harbron were still Jewellers and optical dealers at the junction of Russell Street and Northgate untill 1967 when they moved to 67 Skinnergate when the ring road was built.
In about 1975 the shop became Conley's Jewellers when Mappin & Webb bought the shop.
I am unsure when Bramwells Jewellers was opened in Post House Wynd, Darlington by Bill and Jill Bramwell, possibly around the time of the takeover by Mappin & Webb, it finally closed in March 2014.
Bramwells Jewelers in Darlington closed in 2014 while the neighbouring Silver Shop, also operated by the family, will remain open, the store in Durham remains open.
Timeline
Elliott Bramwell
1850–1893 (m. 1877)
1861 Alston, Cumberland Occupation Scholar
1871 Alston, Alston Occupation Watch Maker living with brother Thomas who was also a watchmaker
1877 Elliott married Sarah Jane Harbron, Darlington
1881 Darlington, Durham Occupation Watchmaker
1891 Darlington Occupation Watchmaker
1893 Elliott died
Children
William 1878 - 1955
Joseph 1880 -
Louis 1892 - 1947
Harry 1884 - 1944
1911 Census
William Arthur Bramwell 1911 Crossgate, Durham, Occupation JEWELLER AND OPTICIAN DEALER
harry Harbron Bramwell 1911 Crossgate, Durham, Occupation JEWELLERS ASSISTANT
Louis Clifford Bramwell 1911 Crossgate, Durham, Occupation JEWELLERS APPRENTICE
Joseph Bramwell 1901 Holy Trinity, Darlington Occupation PHOTOGRAPHER
Charles Harbron
1866 - 1939
1871 East Layton, Yorkshire Occupation Scholar
1881 Darlington Occupation Watchmaker Apprentice living with Elliott Bramwell
1891 Chester, Cheshire, Occupation Watch Maker
1901 Holy Trinity Church, Darlington Occupation JEWELLER
1911 Barnard Castle, Durham Occupation JEWELLER
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