Thomas Otley & Sons Ltd
In 1833, Richard & Thomas Otley was listed as a Britannia metal merchant, Union Place. The partners were apparently brothers. In 1837, the firm’s address was Truro Place, Trafalgar Street, but in the following year it was bankrupt. Richard – who had been born in Doncaster on 20 December 1795 – was then listed as a tea dealer and tobacconist in South Street, while Thomas Otley (1807-1883) continued as a metal smith, living in Milton Street. According to a trade advertisement, Thom....
