Golding Young & Mawer (The Lincoln Auction Rooms)

General information

Golding Young & Mawer in its current form was created by the merger of Golding Young & Co of Grantham with Thos. Mawer & Son of Lincoln in 2010.

It was all started in Lincoln in 1864 by Thomas Mawer. He was followed by the next generations of Fred & Ron Mawer. They graced premises in Guildhall Street and by the 1950's were selling from 63, Monks Road, situated opposite the cattle market. Ron Mawer retired in June 1978.

In 1979 the practice became the auction and fine art division of the Earl & Lawrence estate agency group. In July 1984 Thos. Mawer & Son came out of the partnership of E&L under the sole principal ownership of J Clinton Slingsby.

In 2000 TM&S moved from Monks Road to Dunston House, the fine Victorian property specifically converted as The Lincoln Auction Rooms we use today.

Clinton Slingsby decided to retire in 2010, but remains a consultant. He and Colin Young lead the successful merger of the two firms.

Running in parallel, Goldings was formed in Grantham in1900 by George W Golding, one time Mayor of Grantham, and Louis F Millhouse.

Like TM&S, the multi-discipline practice had the versatility of being Auctioneers, Valuers, Surveyors, Estate Agents, Insurance Brokers and Railway & Shipping Agents.

The partners were joined after the First World War by Albert Baxter and in 1931 by Bernard Millhouse, who became a partner in 1951. Every Saturday Goldings held auctions on the street of Westgate as well as those at the Old Wharf Road Saleroom. By 1966 Bernard Millhouse was sole principal of the firm at its offices at 38 Westgate.

Bernard Millhouse was joined by C Robin Hall in 1969 and became a partner in 1971, followed by Ian J Shaw in 1973 becoming a partner in 1977.

The influence of Robin Hall saw the building of a New Saleroom in Old Wharf Road in 1974 and the Surveying & Estate Agency practice move to 45 High Street in 1977.

In 1987 the business was sold to the Leeds Permanent Building Society and then re-acquired by the partners in 1991.

1989 saw the arrival of a new Saleroom Manager in Colin R Young.

In 1994 Colin Young became Sole Principal of the Auction Department based at The Grantham Auction Rooms in Old Wharf Road, the change creating Golding Young & Co.

In 2006 Goldings Chartered Surveyors merged with Escritt & Barrell moving to 24 St Peters Hill.

In 2010 Golding Young & Co merged with Thos. Mawer & Son.

In 2012 Golding Young & Mawer open The Stamford Valuation & Consignment Office in The George Hotel Mews.

2013 saw the merger with The Bourne Auction Rooms of Richardsons, formerly Lyall & Co., with the retirement of Chris Richardson. He remains a consultant auctioneer & valuer to the firm.

Formerly the home of BRM (British Racing Motors) the F1 World Championship Winning Motor Racing Team, the premises were converted as an auction saleroom, and opened by Lady Jane Willoughby d'Eresby, daughter of the late Lord Ancaster, of Grimsthorpe Castle in November 1984.