Richardson, Francis, Long Acre, London, carver and gilder (1771–75). A memorandum at the end of the 1771 diary of Edward Morant of Brockenhurst Park, Hants., mentions ‘Francis Richardson Carver & Gilder in Long Acre 5th door above James Street makes the pillow [pillar?] for 10: a glass’. A memorandum at the end of the 1772 diary reads: ‘Francis Richardson, Carver & Gilder in Long Acre makes the pillow Glass for £100.’ [Owned by E. Morant, Hants.] Francis and John Richardson, carvers and gilders of 50 Long Acre, took out a Sun Insurance policy in 1775 for £500 of which £250 accounted for utensils and stock. [GL, Sun MS vol. 244, p. 154]