Birmingham Guild and School of Handicrafts
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Birmingham Guild and School of Handicrafts was started in the late 1880's at Kyre Hall with architect A S Dixon closely involved, then founded formally in 1890 with Montague Fordham as first director in Vittoria Street School for jewellers and silversmiths.
The guild was modelled on Charles Robert Ashbee's 1888 Guild and School of Handicraft. but due to commercial pressures there was a merger with E & R Gittins in 1905 which brought Llewelyn Roberts in to the organisation. In 1919 there was a further merger with Hart, Son & Pearl. The name was still shown until 1950 in directories, the addresses being Grosvenor Road West and Sherbourne St. B16.
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