H. L. Brown, Doncaster

H. L. Brown is a jewellery and watch retailer with a branch on St Sepulchre Gate in Doncaster. The company was founded in Sheffield in 1861 by Harris Leon Brown, who began by repairing watches and clocks in the city's Lower Don Valley quarter. Today the business sells watches, engagement rings and fine jewellery, and its Doncaster branch is recorded as carrying brands including Rolex, Longines, Hamilton, Tissot, Seiko, Bremont, Doxa, Mondaine and Montblanc. The shop also stocks Montblanc writing instruments alongside its jewellery and watch ranges. With a history rooted in nineteenth century horological repair work, H. L. Brown today operates mainly as a retailer of new watches and jewellery from its Doncaster city centre location.