Richard Allen (1814 - 16 February 1884) was a stationer and publisher in Nottingham.
Richard Allen (1814 - 16 February 1884) was a stationer and publisher in Nottingham.
He was born on 29 December 1814, the son of Edward Allen (1788-1863) of Leicester and Sarah Townsend (1792-1941).
He married firstly Catherine Morris (1816 - 2 October 1837) and they had one child.
He married secondly Mary Ann Small (1810 - 1900), eldest daughter of William Small, on 12 July 1838 at Skirbeck and they had two children:
He took an active part in the establishment of the Park Company of the Robin Hood Rifles. He was also Provincial Grand Secretary of the Nottingham Freemasons.
He died on 16 February 1884 at his house Albert Villa, 21 Cavendish Crescent South, The Park, Nottingham [1] and left an estate valued at £34,611 9s 1d. (equivalent to £3,634,400in 2019). [2]
He succeeded to the business of Samuel Bennett in 1836, printer and publisher, based on Long Row in Nottingham and until 1847 [3] issued the Nottingham and Newark Mercury, later shortened to the Nottingham Mercury , which was the organ of the Whig party in Nottingham. [4]
He was based at Caxton House Photographic Studio, 34 Long Row, Nottingham and produced many Carte de visite for local people.
In June 1860 he installed a steam engine and Cameron’s patent boiler to power the printing presses and insured it with the Steam Boiler Assurance Company of Manchester On 10 December, the insurance company sent its inspector who discovered considerable leakage and corrosion but deemed the boiler safe to continue to use until Christmas when repairs could be made. On 14 December the boiler exploded but the insurance company refused to pay out which led to a Nisi prius court case in 1864 from which Richard Allen was awarded £58 (equivalent to £5,700in 2019) [2] in damages. [5]
Later in life he converted his stationery and book-binding business into a limited liability company and he retired from the active management of it, but remained a director up until his death. [6]
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