▁had ▁acquired ▁so ▁much . ▁ ▁He ▁certainly ▁spread ▁his ▁c ash ▁across ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bank ▁accounts ▁in ▁B irmingham . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁he ▁opened ▁his ▁Victoria ▁Works ; ▁the ▁business ▁employed ▁mainly ▁girls . ▁ ▁Gill ott ▁also ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁railway ▁companies ▁and ▁especially ▁in ▁property ▁and ▁land ▁– ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁where ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁large ▁estate ▁in ▁Ed gb ast on , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Wales . ▁The ▁family ▁home ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁was ▁" The ▁Gro ve " ▁on ▁West bourne ▁Road ▁in ▁Ed gb ast on . ▁ ▁Gill ott ▁was ▁an ▁often ▁secret ive ▁man , ▁both ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁in ▁art ▁collect ing . ▁He ▁social ised ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁friends ▁at ▁the ▁Hen ▁and ▁Ch ick ens ▁Hotel ▁and ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁( which ▁he ▁part - owned ) ▁in ▁New ▁Street , ▁B irmingham . ▁ ▁Art ▁interests ▁ ▁Gill ott ▁was ▁an ▁art ▁collect or ▁– ▁at ▁first ▁he ▁ex changed ▁pens ▁for ▁paint ings ▁– ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁J . ▁M . ▁W . ▁Turner . ▁His ▁collection ▁of ▁pictures , ▁sold ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁real ised ▁£ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Gill ott ▁died ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Key ▁Hill ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁A ▁white ▁mar ble ▁b ust ▁of ▁Gill ott ▁stands ▁in