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ERIC A. BIRD Jewellers was established in 1959 in the City of Lincoln. We are an independent family owned and run business offering our customers a diverse range of products and services.

It is our intention that this information site will give our customers a broader understanding of the goods and services we have to offer.

Every item of stock is not published, but we have pages showcasing many of the lines we stock. Links to the official website of some of our suppliers give our customers access to much of the product that is available to us.

The objective of our business is to provide a high quality product and reliable service for our customers. We hope you will enjoy visiting our web site and using our products as much as we enjoyed providing them for you.

Our Company History

The business was started in Lincoln late in 1959 by Eric A. Bird and his wife Giovanna. Eric had started out in the trade in Ipswich before joining the RAF as an instrument maker during World War 2. After the war Eric came back to the trade and worked in and around London, eventually owning two shops. In 1959 the time came to move away from London. In order to be closer to their family, Eric and Giovanna moved to Lincoln.

Eric bought a shop at Ashton's Court on Lincoln High Street where he carried out trade repairs and began to sell a little stock. After a few years the business moved to No. 4, The Cornhill. As the business developed Mr. Bernard Ward was employed as a Watchmaker, working in a room above No. 4.

With continued growth of the business it became necessary to employ another pair of hands to work the shop. In July 1973, Mr. Steve Thompson joined the business directly from school. In 1977 the expanding business demanded another change of premises; moving to its current location, No. 1, St. Mary's Street.

In 1994 Eric decided that the time was right for him to retire and on June 1st 1994, after 21 years of dedicated service, Steve Thompson and his wife Maria bought the business from Eric. It was decided that the name and philosophy of the business would remain, providing quality and service to the people of Lincoln.

Since 1994 Steve and Maria have run the business together, building on the foundations laid by Eric and strengthening the business reputation as an honest and reliable independent Jeweller. They are very fortunate to have many loyal customers who have been trading with them for many years.

2009 is the business fiftieth year of trading in Lincoln.

Steve and Maria wish to thank all of the customers who have given their continued support and hope that those who discover Eric A. Bird Jewellers in the next few years will become future regular customers.

We are an independent, family owned and run retail jewellers, offering a diverse range of goods and related services. We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and are recognised by our many regular customers as being a traditional jewellers. If you have not visited us please call in soon

New lines for Christmas 2008

CASIO Waveseptor Recently arrived is the radio controlled waveceptor range of watches from CASIO. This innovative range of high-tech watches have something for everyone.The well established G-shock for the person that needs a rugged go anywhere watch, the classic dual display watch slim and stylish or the sporty chronograph all now available with multi zone radio controlled movements for unrivaled accuracy. Please call in and view the range. Marcasite jewellery. We have just taken delivery of a new range of silver, marcasite jewellery with many unusual designs, this range is already proving to be popular with our regular customers. Loose StonesWe now have a small selection of loose stones that can be mounted into a piece of jewellery, giving the customer a truly unique item of jewellery.Stones currently in stock include Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Pariba Tourmaline, Majestic Tourmaline, Lapis Lazuli and others. Last few Junghans Radio Controlled watches left. We are Selling off the last few remaining Jungans watches. A present we have 5 radio controlled models left along with one automatic & one automatic Chronograp. All models are reduces by 35%.

Specialist Services

Repair Speciaists. Jewellery repairs, minor watch repairs, clock repairs and restoration all carried out on site. Jewellery commissions undertaken.

Trading Since

1959