Hi Bruce
I am related to the Brooks family.
My mother and father are both dead so cant get too many details. I saw my Uncles last year and told us that Brooks Pots and pans was started by my Grandmothers brother called Squire Brooks, form Lye in Worcestershire
Apparently he made his money by getting the anvils when the Army had moved camps they were rusty and scrap and he bought them as scrap. he then refurbished them and sold them back to the Army. I am not too sure what an Anvil is but would this story make sense to you?
After the War he sold the business as he wasn't getting the customers and he went into making saucepans etc. Apparently they sold out to Prestige.
My family name is Shiner and my uncles who are in their 70's remember Squire Brooks. they lived in Stourbridge and then kidderminster.
I found your blog when I was searching for Brooks of Lye.
Hope this makes some sense to you,
Good Day
