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Taken from the official website of Deakin & Francis

"Here at Deakin & Francis we are immensely proud to be celebrating an impressive 230 years of creative craftsmanship and as a long established firm of manufacturing jewellers and silversmiths.

Founded in 1786 by Benjamin Woolfield, he was later joined by Charles Washington Shirley Deakin, who together with C.W.B Moore traded as Deakin and Moore from 1848 – 1879. Upon Moores retirement, Stephen Deakin joined his uncle Charles and the firm became Deakin and Nephew from 1879 – 1881.  When Charles Deakin retired in 1881, Stephen was joined by brother-in-law John H Francis and the name changed to the name as it stands today, Deakin and Francis. Sadly the Francis line ceased with the death of Captain J H Francis in the First World War. Despite these changes, our business has remained in the same building that once had as its resident the legendary James Watt.