An Early History of High Street West, Glossop, to the east of Shepley Mill Bridge.
This
article attempts to document the occupants of High Street West,
between the crossroads with Chapel Street & Arundel Street and
Shepley Mill Bridge, for about a hundred years from the 1850s, using
available records in censuses, directories and newspapers. Any
additional information and/or corrections will be gratefully
received.
I
must acknowledge the help of Lynda Meehan and Mike Brown in preparing
this article and for allowing me to use photos from their
collections.
Shepley
Mill Bridge was built in 1803 as part of the construction of the
Glossop to Marple Bridge turnpike road. It was, however, several
years before houses and shops were built along that stretch of High
Street West.
As
we can see by the clip from the 1857 Poor Law Map, the current
buildings had been more or less erected, though numbers 87 and 91
appear rather small so may have been in the process of construction.
The other map clips show that building layout did change over the
years, the 1919 clip identifying that numbers 93 and 95 had been
combined.
Clips from the 1879, 1897 and 1919 OS maps.
As
regards the buildings at the rears of the main properties, the use of
only one has been positively identified (and then only a brief
snapshot). On 7 February 1875, Thomas Dearnaley, Shoeing and Jobbing
Smith, advertised in the Glossopdale Chronicle that he had removed
his business from the workshop behind the Rose and Crown Inn to
premises at Brook Mill, Shepley Mill Bridge. It may well be that the
workshop he used is the one marked with a horseshoe on the 1879 map.
The
1857 Poor Law Map also shows the township boundary, from which it can
be seen that 80-84 High Street West (with Armitage's Place) and part
of 85-87 High Street West lie in Glossop township, whilst the rest of
the properties east of Shepley Mill Bridge are in Whitfield township.
Arundel
Street to Shepley Mill Bridge.
80
to 86 High Street West plus Armitage's Place
When
John Wood, shoemaker of Howardtown (See A Wood family of Whitfield),
died in 1846 he left his wife Sarah five messuages or dwelling houses
in Howardtown on land leased from the Duke of Norfolk in the
occupation of Richard Bramhall and others. After her decease the
properties were to pass to his son John Wood who had the power,
during his mother's life, to build for his own profit and benefit
upon the remaining vacant land of that leased. As Richard Bramhall
lived in number 86 at the time of the 1861 census it is likely that
it was the one referred to.
John
Wood junior died in 1856 and left four messuages or dwelling houses
in the occupation of Christopher Fielding and others to three
surviving brothers - Robert Wood, who had moved to Stalybridge;
Charles Wood, grocer of 15 High Street West, and Joseph Wood - and
surviving sisters - Sarah Hadfield and Mary Armitage. He also left
his interest in the original five properties to those same brothers
and sisters plus his brother Abraham. In the probate documents of
John Wood junior's will, the address of John Armitage (Mary's
husband) is given as Arundel Street.
It is difficult to decide
exactly which properties are referred to in the entries in the 1851
census for Shepley Mill covering 80-84 High Street West plus
Armitage's Place. There were eight households recorded in Glossop
township: Jane Pott, a Housekeeper
with several lodgers. Joseph and Mary Harrop
with lodgers John and Sarah Newton. Sarah Ann Woffenden and
her two daughters. John & Mary Armitage. Isaac and Sarah Hadfield,
with their son John (See A Hadfield family of Whitfield). Sarah Wood, widow, with
her sons John and Abraham (mother of Mary Armitage and Sarah
Hadfield). John and Bridget Philips. George and Elizabeth
Philips with their children.
80
High Street West
After
the 1851 census, the first identified occupant is Joseph Bowden, who
advertised his drapery business in the Glossop Record of 9 July 1859.
He was recorded as a Linen & Woollen Draper in High Street in the
1857 directory. In the Glossop Record of 2 March 1861, Joseph
advertised that he had removed to The Bazaar, near to Mr. William
Smith's, Grocer, High Street. The Bazaar was 59 High Street West.
The
shop was not vacant very long as, in the Glossop Record of 23 March
1861, sisters Elizabeth & Eliza Lloyd advertised that they had
opened the Shop lately occupied by Mr. Joseph Bowden, opposite the
Wesley Chapel, Shepley Mill, Glossop, with a splendid new stock of
millinery &c.
They
were still in place at the time of the 1871 census but the business
had been taken over by the time the 1876 Post Office Directory was
compiled. It, and Morris's 1878 Directory, listed Bamforth &
Barber in their place.
When
the next change of occupant took place has not been established but
by 1881 the tenant was John Cuthbert (See A Cuthbert family of Glossop)
with his family. The 1881 census entry described him as an Engraver
at the print works but Kelly's directory of the same year described
him as a tobacconist. John Cuthbert died on 22 March 1892 and the
shop was taken over by his wife, Mary Elizabeth, who ran it for about
another 40 years, last being listed in the Kelly 1932 directory. Kelly's
1936 directory listed John Cyril and Ethel Goddard as tobacconists at
80 High Street West but they must have left not long after as the
1939 Register recorded James Broughton, Wholesale and retail tobacco
dealer, there. In the 1941 directory he was listed as James Gilbert
Broughton. He ran the business for about another 20 years before
retiring from it.
80 and 82 High Street West, 1940s.
82
High Street West
At
the time of the 1861 census, Thomas Bramwell, Cotton yarn dresser,
and his wife Elizabeth (a milliner) and 5 month old son Joe were the
residents. There is no listing for the property in either of the 1862
directories so it was presumably still a private residence.
The
next identified occupier is Charles Schofield, a Boot & Shoe
Maker, but when he moved in has not been discovered. The Glossop
Record of 12 January 1867 contained an advertisement stating "To
be let, that large and commodious Shop, now occupied by Mr. Charles
Schofield, Boot & Shoe Maker, opposite the Rose and Crown Inn,
Shepley Mill, Glossop. The shop is suitable for nearly any trade.
Apply to Mr. Charles Wood, Grocer and Corn Dealer, Market-street; or
to Mr. John Armitage, next door to the shop which is to be let.”.
This must have been 82. The advertisement was repeated in subsequent
issues, Schofield's name having been corrected to Samuel. An
advertisement in the Glossop Record of 9 February stated that Charles
Higginbottom would auction all the stock of boots and shoes on 10
February, in consequence of Mr. Schofield's removal to another part
of town. In the next week's issue of the Record, Samuel Schofield
advertised that he had moved to Cross Street.
There
is no entry for the property in the 1871 but Morris's 1878
directory listed John Armitage
Junior, earthenware dealer and greengrocer (son
of John Armitage at 84). He was recorded there in the 1881 and 1891
censuses and in the Kelly directories of 1881, 1888 and 1891. The
entry in the 1891 census is for both 82 and 84 High Street West. The
property was then sold (see number 84 below) and John Armitage moved
with his family to 40 Victoria Street where he was described in the
1899 and 1900 directories as a fruit wholesaler. John died on 30 May
1900.
The
Chronicle of 10 June 1892 carried an advertisement stating “To
Let, Two Commodious Shops, Nos. 82 and 84 High-street West. For
terms, apply at the Glossop Gas Office.”. The advertisement ran
until 21 October when Job
Pickford, chipped potato dealer, became the tenant. At
Glossop Petty Sessions on 22 May 1893, Job Pickford pleaded guilty to
breaching the Refreshment House Act by keeping his shop open outside
permitted hours. He was fined 5s. He was again taken to court for
selling potatoes outside permitted hours on 10 June 1893. He pleaded
not guilty on the basis that the licence only prevented sale inside
the shop. The shop door had been closed and he sold the potatoes
through an open window to customers outside. Job's solicitor said
that he had been fined some weeks earlier for selling outside
permitted hours on the premises but had studied the legislation and
believed that it did not prohibit selling through an open window.
After consideration the magistrates dismissed the summons but issued
a caution, to Job Pickford and all similar refreshment house keepers
that they must not consider the dismissal to set a precedent. Job
Pickford stayed for several years. In the Post Office directory of
1895 he is listed as having shops at both 82 and 363 High Street
West. He was listed in Kelly's directories of both 1899 and 1900.
The
next tenant was, unfortunately, short lived. Eliza
Bramhall was recorded in the 1901 census as Chip potato dealer at
number 82, with her niece Alice (recorded with the surname Earnshaw
in earlier census records). Eliza was the daughter of Richard and
Grace Bramhall who had been in business at number 86 (below). At the
time of the 1891 census she was recorded with Grace and Alice at 50
St. Mary's Road, where Job Pickford (described as a mineral water
manufacturer) and his family were recorded in the 1901 census. Eliza
died on 15 November 1901, at Fern Bank, St. Mary's Road (her brother
Thomas's home).
The
1908 directory listed George Hallam
as a chip potato dealer at 82 High street west
but when he took over and when he left have not been established.
At
the time of the 1911
census, John Robinson, cotton spinner, was in residence with his
family. His wife Martha was described as a shopkeeper but with no
indication of the type of business. Presumably it was fish and chips
as the 1912 Kelly directory listed Joseph Leach
as a chipped potato dealer in the premises. An advertisement in the
Chronicle on 1 December 1911 had stated that a well established chip
and fish shop was for sale.
The
business was up for sale again in 1915. An advertisement in the
Chronicle of 24 September described it as a Chip, Fish and Pie
Business but did not name the owner.
At
some time over the next few years (when cannot be found because of
the lack of sources) the use of the shop changed completely. In the
Kelly directories of 1925 through to 1941 the occupier listed is the
Hadfield Cycle Co., cycle agents & dealers.
84
High Street West
As
mentioned above, it is likely that John and Mary Armitage occupied
the property at the time of the 1851 census. The family was there
until 1892. In the censuses of 1861 and 1881 John Armitage was
described as an Overlooker at cotton mill but in 1871 as a Draper (as
he was in the directories of 1876, 1878, 1881 and 1888). John
Armitage died on 27 July 1888 and the head of the household recorded
in the 1891 census is John junior (together with number 82). Kelly's
1891 directory listed Mrs Mary Armitage
as running the drapery business.
An
advertisement in the North Derbyshire & North Cheshire Advertiser
of 4 March 1892 stated that R. W. Sykes & Son would hold an
auction at the Norfolk Arms Hotel on 16 March of “All those
three excellent shops and dwelling houses numbered 80, 82, and 84
High-street West. Glossop, in the occupation of John Cuthbert, John
Armitage, and Mrs. Armitage, and the four cottages, Nos. 1, 2, and 3,
Armitage's Place, and one Number 1, Arundel street, in the
occupations of George Cooper and others. And also the Stable. The
gross rental of the property is £103 19s. 0d. per annum. The
Ground Plot contains 644 square yards. The Property is held for the
term of 99 years from the 25th day of March, 1833, at the yearly rent
of £2 14s. 0d. The Shops and Cottages are well built of stone,
and are in good repair. The shops occupy a central position, fronting
the principal street in the town, are well adapted for trade
purposes, and offer an opportunity for the acquisition of trade
premises seldom to be met with.”. The Chronicle of 18 March,
reporting on the sale, said “Bidding proved brisk, and the lot
was eventually knocked down to the Glossop Gas Company for the sum
of £1,405.”.
Following
the sale Mary Armitage moved with son John and his family to 40
Victoria Street where John junior's widow took over the wholesale
fruit & veg business after John died. She died in 1912.
As
we have seen, both 82 and 84 were then advertised as being to let but
in the Chronicle of 28 October only number 84 was still to let. The
advertisement ran until 16 December, when the Gas Company appears to
have taken a break as no notice of a new occupier has been found.
Then a new advertisement appeared in the Chronicle of 21 July 1893
“Commodious House and Shop to let, No. 84 High-street West.
Apply Glossop Gas Offices.”, and ran until the issue of 3
November. After
a few months the Gas Company tried again, advertising in the
Chronicle of 19 October 1894 “House and Shop to let, No. 84
High-street West. Apply Glossop Gas Offices.”, the
advertisement running until the issue of 18 January 1895.
Bulmer's
directory of 1895 listed William Bickerdike,
shopkeeper, at 84 High Street West but no other mention of him has
been found so it may well have been a misprint.
However,
the property did find a new tenant in Herbert Bunn, confectioner, who
was listed in the 1895 Post Office directory.
He had moved by 15 March 1895 as John Bromhall announced
in the Chronicle of that date that he had moved into Herbert's old
premises at 75 High Street West. In the 1901
census, Herbert Bunn was recorded as an insurance agent with his wife
Caroline recorded as the confectioner. He was listed in the 1903 and
1908 directories but had left by the time of the 1911 census.
The
1911 census recorded Harriet Douglas, widow, as head of the household
with her daughter, Harriet Annie, running a Sweets, Confectionery &
Mixed business. Harriet Annie was listed in Kelly's 1912 directory as
a
confectioner. Harriet Douglas died at the age of 85 on 22 June 1915
at 84 High Street West. Harriet Annie had married William Steels in
1913. In the 1921 census Harriet and William Steels were at 5 High
Street West.
Whether
the Gas Company tried to let the shop again has not been discovered
but they eventually decided to use it as a showroom. The property is
listed as such in the directories of 1925 through to 1941 and
remained there until at least the late 1960s.
86
High Street West
The
occupiers at the time of the 1861 census were Richard Bramhall,
broker in furniture, his wife Grace and their family. This is likely
to be the same Richard Bramhall mentioned in John Wood's will of
1846. The family was recorded living at Shepley Mill in the 1851
census, Richard being described as a Cotton Spinner. I is not
possible to say whether they were in the same property but it seems
likely. By
the time Richard died on 25 September 1875, the business had expanded
to include general hardware/ironmongery. It was even described as a
Birmingham & Sheffield Warehouse in White's 1862 directory. After
Richard's death, Grace carried on the business, being in residence at
the time of the 1881 census with her daughter Eliza (see 82 above)
and Alice Earnshaw (described as a boarder). As we have seen, the
family subsequently moved to 50 St. Mary's Road but no records of
when have been found.
Kelly's
1888 directory listed brothers
Fred & Er Platt (See A Platt family of Mottram)
as chipped potato dealers at 86 High Street West. By the time of the 1891
census, Fred Platt was a Draper with his wife Edna (who he had
married on 2 October 1888), and son Stanley. Er had moved to live
with his father James at 196 High Street West and was working as a
printer & compositor. The
family emigrated to America in August 1893, returning 5 years later,
when Fred became a chip potato dealer at 363 High Street West (which
Job Pickford had run) before opening bakeries in Queen Street and
then at 5 Shrewsbury Street.
The
next occupiers were Thomas Marshall, a hosier, and his family. He was
first listed in a directory in the 1895 Post Office publication but
had been there for some time as the Chronicle of 15 June 1894
reported on a theft from the shop which had taken place on 6 June.
The family remained there for many years, the last record found for
them being in Kelly's 1912 directory. Some time later the family
emigrated to New Zealand
The
entry in the 1921
census has William Henry Booth, cotton loom overlooker, as head of
the household with his wife, Ethel, running the hosiery business. In
Kelly's 1925 directory the
business is described as a
berlin wool repository and in the 1926/7
Trades directory as Booth's Wool Depot, draper. The
shop was then taken over by Henry and Betsy Ann Aiken, who are listed
in the Kelly directories of 1928 and 1932.
The
1936 and 1941 Kelly directories list Miss Lilian Lowe as a wool
dealer. The latter is inaccurate
as she had married James Rockett in 1938. In the 1939 Register she
was recorded as Lilian Rocket, woollen goods shopkeeper
88
High Street West
The
first identified occupant is Peter Sidebottom. He is amongst the
tradesmen who advertised business closing times in the Glossop Record
of 29 September 1860. Reports in the local press of a theft which
occurred on 19 November 1860 indicate that he had definitely taken
the shop by that date. In addition to running the shop he was a
collector for the Gas Company. In the Glossop Record of 12 January
1861 he advertised, as Lighting Rate Collector, that all those who
had not paid the rate should do so at his residence in High Street
(near to Shepley Mill Bridge) by the end of the month. In the 1861
census and the two 1862 directories he is listed as a Draper.
The
Glossop Record of 21 March 1868 contained an advertisement for “R.
and J. Cooke, Hat Manufacturers and Boot & Shoe Makers, near
Shepley Mill Bridge, High Street, Glossop. Hats made to order, Boots
and Shoes made and repaired.”. Robert and John Cooke had been
born in Denton in 1834 and 1837 respectively. Robert was the
cordwainer and John the hatter. In the 1870 and 1876 directories John
was listed alone as a hat maker, Robert having returned to Denton. In
the 1871 census John was recorded at number 88 with his wife and
children.
By
the time that Morris's 1878 directory was compiled, John Cooke had
moved to 62 High Street West and number 88 was occupied by George A.
Shaw, a tailor. He was born in Glasgow and had been boarding in
Edward Street at the time of the 1871 census. He was living with wife
Eliza and son William in Fitzalan Street at the time of the 1881
census.
The
occupier of number 88 at the time of the 1881 census was Simeon
Cohen, a Jeweller. He was listed as such in the Kelly directories of
1881, 1888 and 1891 but as a pedlar in the 1891 census. No further
records of him have been found so when he left the property is
unknown.
Thomas
Dutton was listed as a painter at 88 High street west
in the 1895 Post Office directory. In Bulmer's directory of the same
year he was listed at Shrewsbury Street, indicating that he moved
during that year. He had previously traded at 22 High Street East and
Station Road, Hadfield and had been landlord of the Junction Inn from
1875-1884. Tom died on 10 June 1898 and his wife Jane took over the
business, the name changing to Dutton & Sons by the time Kelly's
1908 directory was compiled. In Kelly's directories of 1925, 1928 and
1932, Jane Dutton is listed as a Hardware Dealer.
Jane
Dutton died in April 1934. The next record found for 88 High Street
West is in the 1939 Register when Joseph Fletcher, Tripe dresser, and
his family were the occupants. The
listing in Kelly's 1941 directory is for William T. Fletcher
Son, tripe dressers, 4 Charlestown Road & 88 High Street West.
William was Joseph's father and was resident at 4 Charlestown Road in
1939. William died in 1945 but Joseph continued to run the business
for several years.
90
High Street West
The
first identified occupants were the family of Peter Dixon, cotton
dresser, who were recorded in the 1861 census.
The
record in the 1871 census is for Thomas Bramhall, son of Richard &
Grace Bramhall (see above) and his family. He was described as a
cotton dresser whilst wife Elizabeth was a milliner. Harrod's 1870
directory listed Thomas Bramhall as a draper and milliner at High
Street. The family had probably moved in some years earlier as the
Glossop Record of 13 October 1866 carried a report of the death of
their daughter, Eliza Mary, on 9 October that year.
By
the time the 1876
Post Office directory was compiled, Crowther Walker had taken over
the drapery business. He was described as a draper in the 1878 and
1881 directories but as a joiner in the 1881 census. Two years later
he became the licensee of the Britannia Inn at 38-40 High Street
West.
The
1888 and 1891 directories list Thomas Watkinson as a Draper at number
90. In the 1891 census he was recorded as a retired
cotton weaver with his daughter Rhoda described as a draper. Thomas
died in 1892 and Rhoda married William Edward Atkin at Littlemoor
Chapel on 10 July 1893.
The
two 1895 directories and those of 1899 and 1900 list Mrs
Charlotte Roberts (see https://www.gjh.me.uk/glfamhis/gfh091.htm) as
a draper at 90 High street west. Charlotte
Roberts died on 30 March 1901; her daughter, Sarah Jane, was recorded
as a draper in the 1901
census. The business was still listed in Charlotte's name in the 1903
Trades directory. Sarah later moved in with her sister and brother in
law, Mary and Frank Cooke in St. Mary's Road.
The
1908 and 1912 Kelly directories listed Gustavus Bradley as a draper
at 90 High street west. He is recorded as a Pattern cutter at
bleachworks in the 1911 census, living with his family.
The
gap in available records means that no further information could be
found about the property until the 1921 census. Whilst there is no
entry for the property itself, Emily Ellen (Nellie) and Minnie
Fuller, dressmaker and milliner respectively, specified the property
as their place of work. They were the daughters of Edward Fuller who
ran a saddlery and harness making business at 8 Henry Street, where
they were recorded in the census. In Kelly's 1925 directory and the
1926/7 Trades directory, Misses
Minnie & Nellie Fuller were listed as milliners. In
1924, Minnie had married Robert Nicol and went to live in Droylesden.
Nellie continued to run the business alone, being listed in the 1928,
1932 and 1936 directories as a Milliner. However, in the 1939
Register she described herself as a Pet
store keeper, Dog & poultry foods and the shop is listed in the
1941 directory as
pet stores. Edward Fuller retired and moved in with Nellie in about
1931. He was a champion pigeon breeder and both he and Nelly were champion
bulldog breeders. Edward died in January 1939 so that may have
prompted the change of business. Nellie ran the shop until retirement in 1960, and apparently extended it into number 92. The shop was then rented by Mr & Mrs
Haughton, who bought it from Nellie's nephew after she died in 1961. At the time the shop was still selling corn, oats, bran, wheat &c to customers who had
small holdings and kept the likes of hens, pigeons, goats and pigs.
This alongside more conventional food for dogs, cats, budgerigars,
fish, hamsters, Guinea pigs and the like (many thanks to
David Haughton for this information).
92
High Street West
1861
census, Thomas Moors, Cotton dresser, and his wife Elizabeth, Thomas
died on 1 September 1870, having moved next door to number 94 in the
meantime.
The
move had taken place before 25 May 1869 as the Glossop Record of 29
May 1869 reported that Sarah Ann, daughter of James Hirstle of
Shepley Mill, died on that day. The Record of 24 December 1870
reported that her mother Ruth died on 18 December. James Hirstle,
joiner at a cotton mill, was recorded at the property with the
remainder of his family in the 1871 census.
Morris's 1878
directory listed Miss Alice Barber, confectioner and tobacconist, as
the occupier. She was to stay for many years, until her death on 20
March 1904, being described mainly in directories and census records
as a confectioner but in the 1881 census as a Refreshment House
Keeper.
The
Chronicle of 17 June 1904 reported that a licence to sell “sweets”
(British wines) was granted on 13 June to Mrs Martha Dewsnap of 192
High Street West. It is likely that the report had a couple of
misprints as the 1908 Kelly directory listed Miss Martha Dewsnap,
confectioner, at 92 High Street West. Martha ran the business until
she died on 11 March 1916.
In
the 1921 census the occupiers were Winifred Mullin and her widowed
sister, Mary Smith, general dealers. They were listed as Mullin
& Smith, general dealers, in the 1926/7
Trades directory and as grindery dealers in the Kelly directories of
1925 to 1941. In the 1939 Register they described themselves as
shopkeepers. Mary Smith died on 15 July 1945. Winifred Mullin
subsequently retired, and died on 25 February 1951.
The shop was apparently then bought by Nellie Fuller to extend her business (see above).
94
High Street West
Occupying
the property at the time of the 1861 census were the family of
William Roberts, Traveller. As with the Bramhall family at 86, the
family was recorded living at Shepley Mill in the 1851 census but it
is not possible to say whether they were in the same property.
At
the time of the 1871 census the occupant was Elizabeth Moors,
Housekeeper. She was the widow of Thomas Moors (see above). Elizabeth
died on 25 November 1871.
The
next record found for the property is in Morris's 1878
directory, listing William Hill, gutta percha boot and shoe dealer.
By the time that Kelly's 1888 directory was
compiled he had changed the business to that of a baby
linen dealer. He was listed as such in most directories up to the
turn of the century though the 1895 Bulmer and 1903 Trades
directories listed him as a draper, which is what he described
himself as in the 1891
census. In the 1901 census he was recorded as a clerk at cotton mill.
William died on 3 January 1908 having retired through ill health
about a year earlier.
The
business was taken over by William's sister, Mrs Annie Bruckshaw, who
was listed in the 1908 Kelly directory. When she gave it up has not
been found but at the time of the 1911
census the property was a private residence, home to Joseph Warhurst,
cotton spinner, and his family.
The
property soon became a draper's shop again, the 1912 Kelly directory
listing Henry Marshall.
In the 1921
census Henry Marshall was recorded as a weavers overlooker with wife
Sarah running a smallware business. The business is listed in Sarah's
name in the directories of 1925, 1926/7 and 1928 but it subsequently
changed hands. The couple were recorded at 25 Sumner Street in the
1939 register, Henry being a weaver's overlooker at Sumner's Mill.
They stayed there until they died, Sarah in 1966 and Henry in 1967.
In
the Kelly directories of 1932, 1936 and 1941 the business was listed
in the name of Mrs Sarah Ann Cartwright. She was
recorded in the 1939 Register as a drapery
shop proprietor, living with husband Charles
Cartwright, a cotton spinner. Following retirement they moved to
Hazel Grove, where Sarah died on 14 September 1955.
96
High Street West
At
the time of the 1861 and 1871 censuses the occupants were John &
Ruth Smith, cotton weavers. The couple were also recorded in the 1851
census, living with John's mother Hannah, but once more it is not
possible to say if it was the same property.
The
occupants at the time of the 1881 census were John Edwin Goddard,
greengrocer, and his family. They had already been there for some
time as John was listed in Morris's 1878
directory. He was also listed in Kelly's 1881 directory but the
family emigrated to America in 1883, arriving in Boston on 14 May.
The
next record found is in Kelly's 1888 directory,
which listed George Brooks,
greengrocer. He was described as a cotton
weaver in the 1891 census but as a greengrocer in the 1901 census and
all the directories from 1891 to 1908. George Brooks died in October
1909 but it appears that he had already give up the business as the
Glossop Chronicle of 3 July 1908 reported that William Webster of 96
High Street West was prosecuted for using indecent language in Market
Street on 28 November. It had taken so long to bring him to court
because he had kept ignoring the summons. He was fined 9s 6d which he
had to pay immediately or go down for 7 days because he would
probably abscond.
At
the time of the 1911 census the property still housed a greengrocery
business, being run by Helen Dorothy Dutton. Her husband, Eli
Cheetham Dutton, plumber & house painter, was the son of Tom and
Jane Dutton at number 88 (above).
Kelly's
1912 directory listed Mrs Sarah
Ann Blount, watch & clock repairer at 96 High street west.
The
gap in available sources means that the next record is from the 1921
census, when Frank Platt, hairdresser, was the occupier. The property
continued to be used for a hairdressing business for at least 20
years. Directory listings were for: 1925 and 1926/7, John Charles
Kennedy; 1928, John Symonds; 1932 and 1936, George William Smith;
1941, Frederick Brewin.
98
High Street West
White's
1857 directory listed Joseph Hastington, confectioner, at the
property. In the 1861 census he was described as a
cotton weaver with his wife Mary being the confectioner. Mary died in
1868 and Joseph took over the business, being recorded in the 1871
census as a sugar boiler.
The
1876
Post Office directory listed Luke Bramwell as running the
confectionery business. It appears that he took over in 1872, as in
the Chronicle of 9 February 1894 he advertised that he had been in
business 22 years. Luke died on 10 January 1898, his obituary in the
Chronicle mentioning that he was one of the last survivors of the
Crimean War. Luke's wife, Maria, died in 1900 and the business passed
to their daughter in law Ruth,
her husband Walter having died in 1893. She continued to run the shop
for several years, the last record available for her being the
listing in Kelly's 1912 directory.
By
the time of the 1921 census the shop had been take over by William
Holland and had become a tobacconist. By the tine Kelly's 1925
directory was compiled it had passed to Fredrick Powell.
He ran the shop for about ten years and it was then taken over by
Ronald Wharmby. He was recorded with his family in the 1939 register
and listed in Kelly's 1936 and 1941 directories.
100
High Street West
White's
1857 directory listed George
Patchett as a butcher in the property (See The Patchett family in the Glossop area).
The family had moved from Chapel Street in the previous year or so as
George is listed there in the 1855 Post Office directory. They stayed
in the property some years but had moved to 5 High Street East before
the 1871 census.
The
1871 census provides the first record found that John
Dixon had taken over the Butcher's shop. John was listed in the 1876
Post Office directory but the listing in Morris's 1878 directory is
for his son, William. William was recorded with his family in the1881
census and listed in the 1881 Kelly directory.
The
shop then ceased to be a butcher's, being listed in Kelly's 1888
directory as the earthenware dealership of William Williamson.
He was similarly listed in Kelly's 1891 directory and was recorded
with his wife Ellen as a
glass & china dealer in the 1891 census. William died on 12
August 1891 and the business was taken over by Ellen. She was last
listed in the 1895 Bulmer directory so probably
ran it until she died in April 1897.
The
use of number 100 then changed again as it became the premises of
Robert
Woolley Sykes & Son, auctioneers. Robert died suddenly on 12
April 1898 but the business was carried on by his son, John Woolley
Sykes. The family actually lived in Broadbottom and appears to have
converted the property for multiple uses. The
firm of R. W. Sykes & Son retained offices in the property but at
the time of the 1901
census, William and Nancy Mather were living there on their own
means. In
the 1911
census, Clarissa Lee was recorded as a shopkeeper and her sons,
Craven & Frederick, as confectioners. Kelly's
1912 directory listed Thomas Childs,
furniture dealer, at 100 High Street West and Henry
Fielding,
tripe dresser, at 100a, High Street West. The
furniture dealership endured for several years, Mrs Thomas Childs
being listed as a furniture dealer in the directories of 1925, 1926/7
and 1928.
The
property then became a grocer's shop run by Arthur Walshaw, who was
listed in the 1932 and 1936 directories, followed by Sidney A. Manns,
a watchmaker, who was recorded in the 1939 Register and listed in the
1941 directory. Sidney Manns died in January 1946, having moved to
Newton Heath in the meantime.
High Street West from near Shepley Mill Bridge in the early 20th century.
Chapel
Street to Shepley Mill Bridge.
85
High Street West
John Kinder (See A Kinder family of Mottram and Dinting)
was recorded as a chemist & druggist at High Street in the Post
Office Directory of 1855, White's Directory of 1857 and the
1861 Census. He had been listed at Howardtown in the Post Office
Directory of 1849 and Slater's of 1850. He
was recorded in Chapel Street in the 1851 census but it is likely,
given that the family owned the buildings, that that was because the
property is on the corner. John
Kinder died on 1 November 1864 and the business was taken over by his
son, Henry (who had been advertising dentistry services from the
premises since August 1863). By the time of publication of Harrod's
1870 directory, Henry had added dentistry and the sale of seeds to
the chemist business. In Morris's directory of 1878 and Kelly's of
1881 he was also listed as distributor of stamps. Henry Kinder was
still running the business at the time of the 1901 census but was in
the process of retiring.
The
following advertisement appeared in the Chronicle of 15 February 1901
“For sale by private treaty with early possession, either
together or in lots:- (1) The leasehold House and Shop, No, 85, High
Street West, Glossop, and the goodwill of the business of a chemist
and druggist carried on by Mr Henry Kinder, with the shop fittings,
stock in trade, and book debts. (2) The Leasehold Cottage in Chapel
Street, Glossop (in rear of above premises), occupied by Fred
Harrison, rent 3s 3d per week. (3) The Leasehold House and Shop, No.
87. High Street West, Glossop, occupied by Hutts, Ltd. as a
clothier's shop, gross annual rent £35. The above properties
are held for the residue of a term of 90 years under lease dated 28th
February, 1846, at an annual rent of £2 18s. For further
particulars apply to Theo Walter Ellison, Solicitor, Norfolk
Chambers, Henry Street, Glossop.”.
In
the Glossop-dale Chronicle and North Derbyshire Reporter of 22
November 1901, Walter Oliver, ironmonger & plumber, advertised
the last few days of his sale previous to removing from number 39 to
number 85 High Street West (See The Oliver family of Chapel en le Frith, Ludworth and Glossop).
By the time of Kelly's directory of 1908 the business had become W.
Oliver & Sons and by the time of the 1925 directory had expanded
into the adjoining number 87. The business continued to occupy both
premises until closing in the 1990s.
85 and 87 High Street West, early 20th century.
87
High Street West
As
noted above, the 1857 map appears to show that the property was still
under construction.
In
the Glossop Record of 12 April 1862, John Kinder advertised that the
House and Shop lately occupied by Mr. John Bowers was to let. John
Bowers was listed as a Corn Dealer and Grocer in High Street in
Slater's and White's 1862 directories. As John Kinder owned number 87
that is likely to be the property concerned. John Bowers had also
been recorded as a grocer in High Street in the 1861 census, the
records appearing not to be in strict walking order. John Kinder's
advertisements lasted until 10 May 1862.
The
next verifiable occupant is John Bower Smith, who was recorded as a
master cabinet maker in the 1871 census and in Harrod's 1870
directory. When he moved there from Norfolk Square (where he was
listed in the 1861 census) is unknown but he was described as “of
High Street” in a report in the Glossop Record of 22 June 1867
about the furniture he had made for the town hall. The Glossop Record
of 7 September 1867 carried an advertisement for the shop “situate
in Norfolk Square and formerly in the occupation of Mr. J. B. Smith,
cabinet maker” to be let. When
John Bower Smith moved on has not been identified but the Chronicle
of 14 June 1873 carried an article which mentioned him being of 55
High Street East.
In
the Chronicle of 29 April 1876, John Ford advertised that, on the
instructions of Mr. William Holdgate, he would sell a quantity of
furniture and other effects at his shop, No. 87, High street West,
Glossop. William Holdgate was listed as a Furniture Dealer at High
Street West in the 1876 Post Office directory (no number given) but
when he occupied the shop is unknown. The family was still in
residence on 5 August 1876 as William's wife, Maria, was named in a
newspaper report of that date.
We
know (from the advertisement mentioned below) that a Mr. E. Braddock
(possibly Eli Braddock, who was later in business in High Street East
for many years) occupied the shop at some time in 1876/7.
In
the Chronicle of 12 May 1877, William Howard advertised that he had
taken the shop lately occupied by Mr E. Braddock, 87 High Street
West, Glossop "With a large assortment of household furniture of
the very best make which he will offer at the lowest possible
prices.". He was listed in Morris's 1878 directory as a furniture dealer and joiner, but gave up the business the following
year. An
advertisement placed by John Ford in the Advertiser of 20 September
1879 stated that he “is instructed by Mr William Howard (who is
declining business) to sell by auction, on Monday, Sept. 22nd, 1879,
at 87, High Street West, Glossop, the whole of his stock-in-trade,
&c.”.
Henry
Kinder was obviously keen to let the property as soon as possible as
the Chronicle of 2 August 1879 carried an advertisement stating “To
Let, the very commodious House and Shop, No. 87, High-Street West.
Apply to Mr. H. Kinder, Chemist and Dentist, 85, High-st. West,
Glossop.”. He was unsuccessful for several months as the
advertisement ran all the way until the issue of 13 March 1880.
At
the time of the 1881 census, the property was occupied by the family
of William Henry Scholes, Clerk at mill. It appeared, therefore, that
it was used as a private house at the time. However, Kelly's 1881
directory has an entry for Barber
& Scholes, furniture dealers, High Street West
and on
26 January 1884 (and in subsequent issues up to 29 March) Allan
Brothers of Liverpool advertised their Allan Line shipping services
in the Chronicle, naming one of their agents as A. Barber of 87 High
Street West.
Henry
Kinder once again advertised for a new tenant in the Chronicle of 27
February 1886 “To Be Let. The large and commodious House and
Shop, No. 87, High-street West, now occupied by Mr. Albert Barber,
House Furnisher, &c., vacant Lady Day next . Apply to Henry
Kinder, Glossop.”. The advertisement was repeated until 3
April.
The
next occupant was Owen Ashton, draper, who advertised in the
Chronicle of 31 July 1886 for a Servant girl of about 16 years of
age. The business appears to have failed within a few months as the
Chronicle of 22 January 1887 contained an advertisement from J. G.
Talbot that he would auction all the stock of Owen Ashton under a
Deed of Assignment for debt.
The
property was not empty for so long this time as the Chronicle of 23
April 1887 carried an advertisement for M. Vickers, Complete
Furnishing Establishment, at number 87 (and at 149 Stamford Street,
Ashton-under-Lyne). Kelly's
1888 directory listed Miss Mary Vickers
as a house furnisher, 87 High Street West. However, in
the Glossop-dale Chronicle and North Derbyshire Reporter of 7 July
1888, Miss Vickers advertised that she had severed her connections
with a firm of the same name at Ashton and in the premises at 87 High
Street West and had opened the two shops 58 & 60 High Street West
for the sale of household furniture.
The
next usage of the premises appears to have been temporary. In the
Chronicle of 23 February 1889, John Ford advertised a “Great
Unreserved Sale of Drapery Goods, Blankets, Sheets, Counterpanes,
Dress Goods, Oil Cloths, Carpeting, Cotton, Wool, and Union Shirts,
and Shirtings, Fur Capes, Hosiery, &c., at 87, High-street West,
Glossop; commencing that day at 6 p.m.; and to be continued on
Saturdays and Mondays, at 2 and 6 o'clock, until further notice”.
The advertisements continued in similar vein until ending in the
issue of 6 April.
Charles
Burkhard advertised in the Chronicle of 20 July 1889 that he was
removing from 28 High Street West to 87 High Street West to continue
his business as a Pork Butcher. According to Bulmer's directory of
1895 he was still there but the Post Office
directory of the same year listed him at 65 High Street West.
The
vacant shop then appears to have been used temporarily, by different
people, for auctions. On
10 May 1895, Herbert Bates advertised in the Chronicle that he would
hold an auction of Household Furniture &c there on the following
Monday. An
auction, of the stock of a Picture Dealer, was advertised in the
Chronicle of 19 July 1895 by R. W. Sykes and Son, to take place at
number 87 (the shop lately occupied by Mr. Burkhard) starting that
day and following days until cleared. Another
auction, of a collection of pictures and other goods, was advertised
by M. Lister to take place on 15 November 1895.
The
Chronicle of 3 April 1896 carried an advertisement stating “For
sterling value go to Adams' Wholesale & Retail Clothing Stores,
87 High Street West. Everything up to date. Gent's. Suits, to
Measure, from 21s to 50s. Gent's. Tweed Trousers, to Measure, from 4s
11d. to 16s. 6d. Style and Fit Guaranteed. Grand Assortment of
Patterns to select from. Agent for J. E Hutt, the largest Wholesale
and Expert Clothier in Lancashire. Government Stores, Manchester.”. Hutts
Limited, clothiers, were listed in Kelly's 1899
& 1900 directories at the wrong address of
79 High street west. The business was advertised as Hutts Limited,
rather than Adams, in
the Chronicle in those years. As noted above, Hutts were still in
occupation when the property was advertised for sale on 15 February
1901, but were to move following the sale.
On
27 September 1901, John Thomas Whitham, Printer, Stationer and
Photographer, advertised in the Chronicle that he had erected a new
photographic studio "On the most Modern and Improved Principle"
adjoining his present premises, 87 High Street West. He added that he
had no connection with the studio over Mr. George Hyde's shop. John
Whitham
continued to be listed in the various directories and census records
until the census
of 1921 when he was described as a
Literary Writer & proof reader for Glossop Printers Ltd. This was
a result of the formation of that company to take over several
printing businesses in Glossop and the publication of the Glossop
Advertiser, Glossop Chronicle and associated titles (See Glossop's Early Local Newspapers). This
meant that 87 High Street West was no longer required and, as noted
above, it became part of the W. Oliver & Sons business.
89
High Street West
Hamnett,
in his “Local Events of the Past” tells us that Thomas
Marrion, of Burton Weir Brewery, leased the land on 6 March 1854 and
built the Rose and Crown Inn. It was sold to Joseph Collier (who had
been landlord since 1859) on 10 December 1872, for £400. The
pub isn't listed in the 1855 Post Office directory but White's 1857
directory named the landlord (and also a cabinet and coffin maker) as George Simmons.
As
mentioned above, Joseph Collier (See The Collier family of Howardtown)
became landlord in 1859. He stayed for about 20 years, moving to
become landlord of the Norfolk Arms in 1880, his brother Samuel
taking over as Landlord. The Chronicle of 14 August 1880 reported on
the licence transfers.
Samuel
was previously manager of Mersey Mills and Hamnett tells us that a
presentation was made to him on 19 August
19, 1880 - “Presented to Samuel Collier on the
occasion of his leaving Mersey Mills, tea and coffee service, cruet
stand, one dozen tea spoons, and a pair of sugar tongs, as a token of
respect by the minders,
warpers, twisters, and slashers, of Mersey Mills, with an earnest
hope that he may live long to use them”; also two pictures of
the mill by Thomas Rhodes, J.P. Samuel
Collier died on 9 November 1887 and his wife Maria became licensee,
staying until 1899. The
Chronicle of 13 January 1899 reported that Thomas Mayhew had been
granted temporary authority to sell at the Rose & Crown. The
Rose & Crown remained a pub, albeit with a couple of changes of
name, until the 1990s. A full list of licensees can be found in the
book History In a Pint Pot.
91
High Street West
Moses
Roberts was recorded as a boot & shoe maker in the 1861 census.
He had advertised in the Glossop Record of 28 July 1860 that he had
opened his new Boot & Shoe Warehouse next to Mr Charles
Harrison's, Grocer. He
was recorded there in the 1861 census but subsequently moved to 74
High Street West. When he did so has not been ascertained but it was
before 22 July 1865 as an advertisement in the Glossop Chronicle says
that John Beard had opened his shop next door, opposite the Wesley
Chapel. Slater's
and White's 1862 directories listed Moses Roberts, Boot & shoe
maker at High Street, but the absence of a number means it is not
certain whether he was still at 91.
It
appears that Charles Higginbottom, Auctioneer, next used the
premises, but possibly on a temporary basis. He advertised, in the
Glossop Record, auctions to be held at the shop adjoining the Rose &
Crown on 26 August 1865 and on 10 and 17 February 1866.
Jacob
Hadfield, Furniture Dealer, advertised in the Glossop Record of 1
August 1868 that he intended moving to the shop next to the Rose &
Crown, High Street. His advertisement of the following week confirmed
the removal and he was recorded at 91, with his family, in the 1871
census. By 3 May 1873 Jacob Hadfield appears to have moved as he was
listed, in an advertisement in the Chronicle, as a provisional
director of the Shepley Mill Cotton Spinning Company, described as an
Iron Merchant of 28 Ball's Head Chambers, Market Place, Manchester.
Records
for 91 High Street West then become very sparse. There
is no entry in the 1881 census, the next mention found being in
Kelly's 1888 directory, for Edward Collier,
boot repairer. The
entry in the 1891
census is simply Lock up shop, but Kelly's directory of the same year
lists Samuel
James Kay, boot & shoe maker, ladies’ & gentlemen’s
boots (hand sewn) of all kinds, made to order & repaired, at 91
High Street West.
The
Post Office and Bulmer directories of 1895 listed Moses Lowe as a
Shoe maker and Boot repairer at 91 High Street West. Having trained
as a shoemaker, and worked as one in Littlemoor for several years,
Moses had become a beerseller at the Bush Inn, 13 Bernard Street by
the time of the 1871 census. He followed both trades there for some
years (and ran a Boot & Shoe dealership at 28 High Street West
for about 9 months or so in 1877/8). He was landlord of the Manor Inn
from 1884 to 1888 before becoming a cordwainer again. He died
on 21 April 1899.
The
Trades Directory in the Chronicle from October to December 1899
listed T. Monks, Plumber, at 91 High Street West. He was listed in
Edward Street in the 1903 Trades Directory.
There
are no records for the property in the 1901 or 1921 censuses nor the
1939 Register, and the 1911 census describes it as a Lock up shop.
However, in July and August 1909, Joseph Jepson was advertising his
Glossop School of Shorthand there, in addition to his home at 50
Pikes Lane.
Directory
entries found are: Kelly
1912 directory, Charles Cartwright,
florist. Kelly
1925 and 1928 directories, Herbert Chadwick,
house furnisher.
1926/7
Trades directory, High Street Supper Bar, Fish & chip potato
dealer. Kelly
1932 and 1936 directories, John Knott & Brother, boot makers.
93-99
High Street West
Hamnett,
in his “Local Events of the Past” tells us that Samuel
Taylor, contractor, built the properties after leasing the land on 13
August 1846. He died on 3 June 1866 and the properties were sold on
10 May 1869 to Joseph Holdgate, for £810. The
Glossop Record of 4 July 1868 contained an advertisement saying that the
properties (together with others) were to be sold by Mr. John Lewis at the
Norfolk Arms on 15 July, 1868. Numbers 93-99 were Lot 2 “All
those Eight Leasehold Messuages (whereof two each include a
commodious Shop), situate at Shepley Mill, in the said Borough, and
severally in the occupation of John Hall, Joseph Holdgate, James
Hadfield, James Henstock, Job Wright Allen, William Allen, James
Hall, and another. And all that Piece of Ground (the site of the said
Messuages), which in the Lease thereof, is described as containing
1116 superficial square yards. Term 99 years, from 25th March, 1848,
Ground rent £7 0s. 0d. The two Messuages, each including a
Shop, are let each at £22 per annum, and the remaining six
Messuages are let to monthly tenants at weekly rents, amounting to
£40 6s. per annum, making a total rental of £84 6c. per
annum.”.
The
sale was unsuccessful so a further auction was held at the Norfolk
Arms on 10 May 1869.
The properties were Lot 3 “Eight Messuages at Shepley Mill.
Ground 1,116 square yards. Rent £7. Term 99 years from March,
1846.”.
Presumably
eight messuages over four addresses included buildings at the rear of
those directly on High Street West.
93
High Street West
In
the Glossop Record of 2 July 1859, Charles Smith Harrison advertised
his Flour and Grocery Warehouse at Shepley Mill Bridge. The property
concerned can be identified from the advertisement placed by Moses
Roberts the following year, noted above.
Charles
Harrison did not stay long as he advertised in the Glossop-dale
Chronicle of 6 October 1860 that he had removed to more commodious
premises below Shepley Mill Bridge. This would have been 122 &
124 High Street West, where the business was located for over 100
years.
The
1861 census listed Joseph Thorpe, Joiner, and his family next to
Moses Roberts. A report of a court case in the Glossop Record of 7 April 1860 reveals that Joseph Thorpe was the second husband of Sarah, daughter of Samuel Taylor who owned the properties. Sarah had lived with her first husband, a grocer named Joseph Wilson, in the property from the early 1850s (but after the 1851 census). Joseph Wilson had died in 1855 and Sarah continued to live there, marrying Joseph Thorpe in May 1856.
In
the Glossop Record of 11 March 1865. Joseph Holdgate advertised his
Paper Hanging business at High Street. He had moved in the previous 9
months from St. Mary's Road but no record has been found of exactly
when. In Harrod's 1870 directory, Joseph Holdgate was listed as a
grocer, corn-dealer, and paperhanger in High Street.
Joseph
Holdgate died, aged 59, on 5 June 1875 and the business was taken
over by his son Joseph, who died suddenly aged 27 on 22 March 1876.
The
shop was then taken over by Charles Henry Armitage who had married
Ellen Holdgate (Joseph senior's daughter) on 15 November 1876 at St.
James' Church, Whitfield. Charles, who was a son of John and Mary
Armitage of 82 High Street West, was described as a draper when he
married but as a grocer and provision dealer in census and directory
entries over the following 20 years.
Joseph
Holdgate senior's wife, Ellen, died aged 78 on 24 March 1895. In
January 1896 Herbert Bates advertised in the Chronicle that, in order
to close a trust, he had received instructions from Joseph Holdgate's
executors to sell properties in High Street and St. Mary's Road, the
auction to be held at the Norfolk Arms on 3 February. The properties
in High Street were “All those Two Shops and Six
Dwelling-houses adjoining, situate in High Street West, Glossop,
aforesaid, and now in the occupations of Messrs. C. H. Armitage,
Charles Hall, and others, as tenants. The site of this lot contains
1116 square yards, is held for the residue of a term of 99 years from
the 25th March, 1846, and is subject to the yearly ground rent of £7.
The gross annual rental amounts to £104 12s. 8d.”. The
last directory entries in which Charles Armitage appears were the
1895 Post Office and Bulmer directories. At the time of the 1901
census he was retired and living with his daughter Mary at 33 St
Mary's Road, one of the properties auctioned on 3 February 1896.
The
entry for number 93 in the 1899 Kelly directory, is for Alexander
Campbell Nicol, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng. surgeon, 93 High Street
West. He was the first of several doctors to live and base their
practice in the property. Alexander
Nicol moved at some time after 21 April 1914,
when he was mentioned in Probate, and was replaced by Stephen
Nockolds M.A.,
M.B., B.Ch. physician & surgeon, who was in residence before the
1921 census. By this time, also, the property had been combined
with number 95. Stephen
Nockolds was listed by himself in the 1925 Kelly directory but had
been joined in the practice by W. Gray Hughes M.B., Ch.B.Edin. Who
lived at Cowbrook house, Sheffield road. Both doctors were listed in
the 1928 directory but the 1932 directory lists W. Gray Hughes alone. By
the time of the 1936 directory, the practice had been taken over by
Robert Edward Jackson M.B., Ch.B.Liverpool, who was to stay until the
1970s
95
High Street West (Taylor Square)
There
is no identifiable entry in the 1861 census for number 95.
The
entry in the 1871 census recorded the occupants as William Holdgate,
Grocer (son of Joseph), his wife Mary, father in law James Hadfield
and James's sister Ann Hadfield. William Holdgate was later a
Furniture dealer at 86 High Street West as mentioned above. In the
1881 census, William Holdgate (widower and iron dealer) and Ann
Hadfield were living at 33 St. Mary's Road. William was still there
at the time of the 1891 census, with his second wife and son but
later moved to North Road.
The
property then seems to have been let as a private residence, census
entries giving the occupants as: 1881,
Job W Allen, Stone mason, and his family. 1891,
Thomas Parker, Chapel keeper, and his wife Ellen. 1901,
Mary Jane Gee, Cotton weaver, and her son Joe.
There
is no entry in the 1911 census, so perhaps the property had already
been combined with number 93.
97
High Street West (Taylor Square)
It
appears as if numbers 97 and 99 may have been a single residence at
first as the 1861 census lists John Hall, Tailor, immediately
following the entry for Joseph Thorpe.
At
the time of the 1871 census, the property was occupied by Charles
Hall, Tailor (son of John at 99) and ten years later byMary Hall & Alice Needham (daughters of Charles Hall).
Census
records indicate that the property then became a separate residence. In
1891 the occupants were Leon Chapman, carter for wine & spirit
merchant, with his wife Sarah and daughter Gertrude. Leon Chapman
died in 1896, a second daughter, Lillie, having been born in 1893. In
the 1901 census, Sarah Chapman, Widow, was in residence with her
daughters and a boarder, Robert Sellars. Sarah died in 1903 and her
daughters moved to live with other local families.
The
1911 census recorded John James Swift, printworks labourer, with his
family as the occupants. The family later moved to St. Mary's Road.
The
next identified occupants were Wright Oldham and his family. He was
described as a printworks hand labourer in the 1921 census and a
general labourer in a cotton mill in the 1939 Register. The
1926/7 directory listed E. Oldham,
97 High Street West, under Tailors,
clothiers & outfitters
but that may have been a misprint for Edwin Oldham at number 99.
99
High Street West
John
Hall was listed as a tailor & draper at Taylor's Square, High
Street in the 1855 Post Office Directory and the business lasted
until the the turn of the century. John Hall, advertised in the first
edition of the Glossop Record on 2 July 1859, giving the address as
Taylor's Square, Shepley Mill Bridge. In the following issue he was
using the address Leeds House, Glossop.
John
Hall died suddenly on 3 January 1875. He had been a councillor and
was described as a main supporter of Tabernacle Chapel and school.
The
listing in Morris's 1878
directory was for Mrs.
John Hall and Son,
tailors, woollen drapers, and hatters, Leeds House. Sarah Hall then
went to live with her daughter in Cannock and Charles took over the
business (though Kelly's directories of 1881 and 1888 still listed it
in John's name). Charles ran the business until he died on 29
December 1899, aged 54. He had been a
conductor of choirs and bands for many years and was described as a
great loss in musical circles.
The
residents recorded in the 1901
census were Josiah Marsland, calico machine printer, and family. They
had a visitor with them named Emma Gollins, who was recorded as a
confectionr, and the 1903 Trades directory lists J. Marsland,
99 High Street West, as confectioner & refreshment rooms.
By
the time of the 1911
census, the Marsland family was at 3 Sumner Street, Josiah recorded
as a calico machine printer again. Number 99 was occupied by Mary
Howarth, a widow, and her family. Daughter Violet was described as a
costumier and the 1912 Kelly directory listed Miss Violet Howarth
as a milliner at 99 High Street West. The
head of the household in the 1921
census was Michael McGrath, Draper. His wife Theresa was Mary
Howarth's younger daughter. Mary and Violet were still living there,
Violet still a milliner on her own account and was recorded as
Cecilia Violet Howarth (her name was registered at birth as Cecily
Violet).
The
1925 Kelly directory listed Edwin Oldham,
outfitter, at 99 High Street West. He was described as a
hatter/hosier in the 1926/7
Trades directory.
The
property then seems to have been divided into two or had an annexe
built because the 1928 Kelly directory listed Mrs Sarah Ann
Heathcote, ladies’ hairdresser, at number 99 and Frederick
Fletcher, optician, at 99a. By
the time of the 1932 Kelly directory, Frederick Fletcher had been
replaced by Nathan Taylor M.Sc., F.B.O.A. but Sarah Heathcote was
still running her business. In the 1939 Register her husband James
was described as a master hairdresser, even though he had not been
mentioned in directories. He had been in the trade for many years,
being described as a hairdresser's assistant as far back as the 1901
census and as a hairdresser in the 1911 and 1921 censuses when the
family was living in Gorton. The 1941 Kelly directory entry was in
his name. The family was still at the property when Sarah died, aged
78, on 1 July 1961.
