Richard Birkin
About Richard Birkin
Lived 1805 – 1870 (aged 65).
Richard Birkin (6 July 1805 – 10 October 1870) was a British lace manufacturer.
Early life Richard Birkin was born in Belper, Derbyshire, on 6 July 1805, the eldest son of Richard Birkin, a calico handloom weaver, and started working in Strutt's Mill aged 7.
Career In 1824, Birkin formed a partnership with Thomas Biddle in Hyson Green, having worked for him for two years.
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.
He retired in 1856.
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Who was Richard Birkin?
(1805-1870)
When was Richard Birkin born?
Richard Birkin was born on 6 July 1805 in Belper.
When did Richard Birkin die?
Richard Birkin died on 10 October 1870 in Aspley Hall, Nottingham.
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