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Admin History:

The origins of Barnby and Rust lie in a jewellery, silversmith and watch making business first established by William Rust (c.1740s-1827) in the mid-1780's in Hull, where he purchased premises in the Market Place in 1781. An active businessman with interests in other areas such as shipping, William Rust was also very involved within the Fish Street Congregational Church and the Port of Hull Society. He was later joined by a former apprentice John Sutton Shipman (c.1786-1871) before the business was finally taken over by another former apprentice, Bishop Barnby (c.1790/1-1864).

In 1842, the firm of Barnby and Rust moved to new premises in the Market Place which was to remain their home until 1941, although it was rebuilt after a fire in 1871. In May 1941, this shop was destroyed in a fire after an air raid. It was re-opened by Richard Cochrane (1886-1970), who had become the proprietor in 1937, as a new company in new premises in Silver Street, Hull. Cochrane managed the business until 1949 when Alan Marshall (1924-2015) took over. With a changing economic situation and no one to continue the family business, Barnby and Rust ceased trading in November 1995 on the retirement of Alan Marshall, with the company being dissolved in August 1996.

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Shareholders registers and certificates; annual returns; directors minutes; memorandum and articles of association; ledgers; annual financial reports; correspondence including war damage claims and costs; valuations; cash books; staff index cards; stock books; designs, drawings and technical information on gold, silver and jewellery.