This is what IGC has on Holloway:
Name Holloway & Sons
Other Names George P & Sydney Holloway; George & S Holloway; G & S Holloway
Address1 Imperial Works, Vesey Street
Address2 Loveday Street Works; Imperial Works, Vesey Street
Address3 Imperial Works, 50/51 Price Street
Address4 Imperial Works, 50-54 Price Street
Address5 63 Price Street
City/Town Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Trade Gunmakers
Other Address
Dates 1902-1980
Notes
George Percival Holloway (b.1871) and Sidney Leonard Holloway (b.1880) were the sons of George O'Connor Holloway (1846-1920) of Holloway & Co of 10, 12 & 14 Vesey Street. They worked for their father, and when he sold the business to H Ludlow England of Midland Gun Co in 1902, they opened their own gunmaking business under the name of Holloway & Sons at the Imperial Works, Vesey Street (no number known). H Ludlow England objected to their trading as "Holloway & Sons" so they changed the name to George P & Sydney Holloway. The firm probably started as both trade and retail gunmakers, they supplied most of the Scottish gunmakers. In 1914 the name of the firm changed to George & S Holloway, but in 1916 Sydney Holloway died. The name of the firm did not change, neither did the principal manufacturing site, but it appears the firm's principal address at this time was Loveday Street Works. After the First World War, the firm were trade suppliers, principally of barrelled actions and component parts. In Ireland the firm's agents were Thomas H Henshaw & Co of Dublin.
In 1923 the name changed to G & S Holloway, it became G & S Holloway Ltd in about 1943. In 1951 George Percival Holloway died, but by this time his son, Graham Christopher Holloway (b.1912) had taken over the business, he moved it in this year to Imperial Works, 50/51 Price Street. Graham Holloway was a guardian of the Birmingham Proof House from 1938 to 1994. In the mid-1960s an A N Holloway was a director of the company, he may have been Graham Holloway's son. In 1970 the company's address became Imperial Works, 50-54 Price Street and the production of copper water tanks was the mainstay of the business. Although gunsmithing continued, gunmaking virtually ceased in 1978. In 1978 the business moved to 63 Price Street.
In 1994 Graham C Holloway died aged 81. For some time the company had occupied premises belonging to G H Smith & Son at Unit GF1, 63 Price Street. Gordon Smith inherited the name and goodwill of the business, the records of the firm are held by Christopher Holloway, Graham Holloway's son, at 79 Under Knoll, Peasedown St. John, Bath BA2 8 TY. Tel: 01761 420053 between 7.00 and 9.00am or email tipton.harrier@yahoo.co.uk.
Tim
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