Deacon & Son 175th anniversary

Swindon-based, family-run jewellers Deacon & Son Ltd recently celebrated their 175th anniversary and to mark the event, had the honour of welcoming Queen Camilla to the shop. She kindly opened the newly refurbished watch and clock workshops.

To find out more and to shop, visit www.deacons-jewellers.com

Deacons was founded by an ambitious 26 year old George Deacon in 1848 and is now a business in its 6th generation. The son of a Westbury farmer George was a trained clock and watchmaker and came to Swindon “to keep the trains on time”. Deacons became subcontractors to the Great Western and later main timekeepers for the Midland and South-West Junction Line