The Newsome Grave

1878

London Road Cemetery, Coventry

Newsome & Co. was an important watchmaking company in the Victorian period, with premises in The Butts, Coventry. The firm is discussed on various auction sites. See below for one of their adverts.

Photograph by Laurence Cooke, caption by Simon Cooke, research, commentary and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee.

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