Henry Hird

Almost certainly Hull's oldest jewellers, Henry Hird Limited has been run by members of just two families since it's opening in 1852 and has become a well-known and respected firm which provides good old fashioned service from people who care.

Founding the shop in the early 1850's, originally on Cumberland Street in Hull, Henry Hird found a growing market for luxuries in the bustling port of Hull. Fisherman from as far away as Devon and Kent migrated to the Humber joining the local seamen who earned good wages from their trawling expeditions to the rich fishing grounds of the North Sea and Icelandic waters. This familiar clientele, who would often visit the shop to buy trinkets for their wives or girlfriends whilst home from sea, gave rise to the nickname "the trawlerman's jeweller". The business, which was by then being run by the founder's son, Henry Cook Hird, relocated to it's current premises on 270 Hessle Road.