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| Auctioneers & Appraisers | |
| Bakers | |
| Chemists | Walkers Prescott Thompsons |
| Drapers | Prouts Tucks Tugwell Webb Withers & Webb |
| Fishmongers | |
| Garages | Ives MacDonalds |
| Ironmongers | Streets |
| Photographers | |
| Saddlers | Evans Orum |
AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS
An appraiser (from Latin appretiare, to value), is one who sets a value upon property, real or personal. In England the business of an appraiser is usually combined with that of an auctioneer, while the word itself has a similar meaning to that of "valuer."
1791 William Hayward
1820 J.C.Fisher
1822-1840 William Smith Long Street
1840 James Cox, Cirencester Street
1842 Thomas Smith
1856-59 James Cox, Gumstool Hill
1859 Charles Fowles, Church Street
1863 George Fowler Silver Street
1863 Thomas Ludlow Silver Street [died 1867 and son Thomas continued in partnership with George Fowler]
1868-85 Fowler & Ludlow, Silver Street
[1896 Alfred William Angell & George Holloway - deed of assignment LG]
1897-1902 Holloway & Ludlow, Long Street & Union Street
1897-1901 George Holloway, Ormonds Head
They also seemed to have another trade, the majority being cabinet makers & upholsterers.
1853
William Foster
Gaol register ref: Q/Gc6/2 baker [Glos Archives]; worked for Elizabeth Darch 1841- 1881
1856
Maria Coole [1799-1871]
Church Street
1856
William Pegler [1809-1883]
Church Street
1856-1876; retired by 1881
1856
Charles Pride [1835-1876]
Long Street
1856-1876
1859
William Ashbee [1803- ]
Long Street/Silver Street
1856-1863/1868
1859
John Giles [1797- ]
Long Street
1859-1870; retired by 1871
1859
Jacob Pegler [1839-+1901]
Gumstool Hill
son of William, by 1881 butcher
1859
Mary Pride [1797-1871]
Long Street
1859-1861
1859
William G.Wear [1827-1899]
Church Street
1859 - 1876; by 1881 innkeeper of Bell Inn
1868
John Ashbee
Westonbirt
1868
Nathaniel Browning [1835-1870]
Long Street/Church Street
1868/1870
1868
George Lewis [1839- ]
Long Street
1868-1885; in 1871 employed 3 men & one apprentice; 1901 son George Lewis [1867- ] George snr son of James [photos]
1868
Daniel Tanner [1800- ]
Shipton Moyne
1870
Frederick Hugginson [1843- 1900]
Church Street
1870 - 1885 [he was married to Mary Darch, daughter of Elizabeth Darch, The Green] [photo]
1876
James Samuel Maggs [1836-1909]
Church Street
1876-1885
1885
George Hill [1855- ]
Silver Street
1885
Phillips Brothers
Church Street
Albert [1853- ] Charles [1855- ] sons of Aaron [1828-1908] [photo]
1885
Sarah Pride [1843- ]
Long Street
wife of Charles
2007
E & J Phillips
Silver Street/Church Street
closed after 137 years - founded by John Phillips on Silver Street, then moved to Church Street, the property next to Mr Maggs. When Mr Maggs died [1909] that business was transfered to Long Street by one of his employees, which allowed the Phillips business to expand.
CHEMISTS
Walkers
Prescott
Thompsons
Walkers:
John Walker & Benjamin Walker, both chemists or druggists in Tetbury are not connected.
1820 William Walker, druggist
1822 William Walker, Druggist Chipping Lane
1830 William Walker, Druggist
1840 W Walker, Chemist Long Street
1842 William Walker, Chemist Long Street
1844 William Walker, Chemist Long Street
1851 John Walker, Druggist, employing 1 apprentice Long Street
1852 John Walker, Chemist Long Street
1859 John Walker, Chemist Long Street
1861 John Walker, Druggist [Retired] Church Street
1863 John Walker, Druggist/chemist, appears in Gaol Registers of 1863, died 1868 Church Street
1885 Benjamin Walker, Druggist/chemist Church Street
1889 Benjamin Walker, Druggist/chemist, died 1896 Church Street
1897 Mrs Sarah Walker, widow of Benjamin Druggist/chemist - 1901 employing chemists manager Henry Fry, from Lacock, WIL; Church Street
1902 Mrs Sarah Walker, Druggist/chemist Church Street
Thomas Warburton Walker M.D, Ch.B.Vict surgeon & medical officer to the workhouse & joint hon medical officer to the Cottage Hospital, Spencer House in 1914 was son of Benjamin & Sarah Walker.
BAKERS
1683
John Miles
Will ref:1683/ 57 baker [Glos Archives]
1705
William Stanmore
Inventories ref: 1705/ 48 baker [Glos Archives]
C18 mid
Richard Hancock 1714-1761
Will ref: 1761/124 [Glos Archives]
1766
John Leonard
Will ref: 1766/182 baker [Glos Archives]
1791
James Pickett
1791
Joseph Ralph
1816
Robert Butler
Will ref:1816/ 78 baker [Glos Archives]
1820
Thomas Hancock
1820
John Ralph [1781-1843]
Church Street
1802; 1820-1844
1820
John Wall [1768-1848]
Compass Hill/ Cirencester Street
1820-1844
1830
Edward Burchell
1830
William Brown
1830
John Browning [1802-1867]
Long Street
1830 - 1863
1830
Jeremiah Fry
Gaol registers ref: Q/Gc5/4 baker [Glos Archives]
1830
James Lewis [1808-1881+]
Long Street
1830-1863 retired before 1871 - see George Lewis
1830
James Milsome
1830
William Parry [1801- ]
Silver Street
1830-1856; Market Street 1852; retired to Bourton on the Water, GLS
1840
William Fry [1813-1871]
Harper Street
1840-1874
1841
Walter Darch [1816-1843]
1841-1843
1842
Charles Boulton [1814- ]
Market Place
1844-1863
1845
George Ralph
Will ref: 1845/174 baker [Glos Archives]
1852
Mary Ashbee [1820- ]
Long Street/Gumstool Hill
1852/1856
1852
Elizabeth Darch [1809-1885]
Church Lane/The Green
1852/1856-1885
1852
William Wall [1811-1878]
Gumstool Hill
1837-1859; retired by 1871
1852
Robert W Witchell [1820- ]
Church Street
Right: AI restored photo of Phillip's bakers float from 1910. The clarity shows the float detail but does rather 'upset' the facial features!
DRAPERS
A draper is a term for a retailer of wholesaler of cloth. As can be seen from the factual details of Tetbury's drapers the role developed as time went on with Webbs advertising a tailor by the C20th. Many would also deal in haberdashery and associated items.
G & L Tuck
1863 Lewis Tuck, grocer, Church St
1868 Lewis Tuck, china glass dealer, Church St
1870 Lewis Tuck, grocer, Church St
1874-1876 Lewis Tuck china glass dealer, grocer, Church St
1885 Lewis Tuck earthenware dealer, Church St, also Edith dressmaker
1897 George Tuck & Co: drapers & china glass dealers, Church St
1902 George Tuck & Co: drapers & china glass dealers, Church St
trading as G & L Tuck in 1906 George Charles & sister Jane Lois, outfitters & tailors of Church Street bankrupt
Tugwells
1791 Humphrey Tugwell woolstapler
1820 Humphrey Tugwell linen draper etc - Left shop to wife Anna, millinery & linen drapery to daughters Elizabeth & Ann; woollen & funeral business to son Humphrey
1822 William Tugwell tailor & draper, Long Street
1830 Hannah Tugwell linen & woollen draper, haberdasher
1830 William Tugwell tailor & draper
1840 Elizabeth Tugwell draper, Market Place
1840 William Tugwell tailor, Long Street
1842 William Tugwell tailor & draper
1852 Elizabeth Tugwell Linen & woollen draper, Market Place
1859 Bridget Tugwell Berlin wool & fancy repository, Church Street
1863 Bridget Tugwell fancy repository, Market Place
1870 Bridget Tugwell fancy repository, Market Place
1874 Mrs Tugwell fancy repository, Market Place
1876 Bridget Tugwell draper & fancy repository, Church Street
1885 Tugwell & Sons draper, Church Street
1891 Richard Tugwell draper, Church Street
1902 Richard Tugwell draper, Church Street
1919 Kate Tugwell draper, Church Street
Webb and Withers
The shop of Frederick Withers, draper, was in Tetbury by 1840, and situated on Market Place. His wares are listed as linen or woollen depending on the source viewed. By 1859 he was in partnership with Thomas Webb from Longworth, BRK.
In 1861 Withers was also listed as a shipping merchant and he must have decided that this was the way for him to carry on his trade as in March 1863 the partnership of Withers & Webb was dissolved and Thomas Webb was to carry on the trade of draper. Withers moved to Worcester, WOR and worked as a shipping merchant.
Webb’s son, George was to follow in his fathers’ footsteps and by the age of 18 was working in the shop as his fathers’ assistant. By 1881 George was in sole charge of the drapery and tailors shop and employed 10 men and 16 women. Thomas had retired to Clevedon, SOM by 1881. Frederick Withers was also living in Clevedon at this time.
The shop is still listed in the trade directories of 1919 as a wholesale and retail linen draper. Frank Peters described it in his book ‘A boy in Tetbury’ as a “very important shop... outfitters for ladies and gentlemen and drapers and milliners among other things”
Two adverts from the Tetbury directory and almanacs for 1931 and 1938. You will notice that the earlier directory advert has the name C T Barker under the shop name of G T Webb, indicating a different ownership.
RESOURCES:
PETERS, Frank; A Boy in Tetbury; The Woodcock Press 2002; ISBN 0954233409
Trade directories
Census
London Gazette
Newspapers
Prouts
Alfred Prout from Launceston, CON was in Tetbury sometime between 1878 and 1881.
Described by Frank Peters as "a shoe and clothes shop, as well as a proper grocers shop. The fellow that worked for the grocer would have to take anything on his bike, whether it was a bag of sugar or a side of bacon, to deliver it to the customers. There was usually so much on that he couldn't get off the bike without falling off." The bank took over the stores eventually.
1881-1891
Alfred Prout, Draper Long Street
1884
Advertising for a milliner to take charge of showroom, medium class trade. Also wanted an apprentice (young lady) to drapery. [Western Daily Press - Thursday 27 March 1884]
1885
Advertising for a young lady to take and execute own orders and serve at counters when required [Western Daily Press - Thursday 30 July 1885]
1892
Alfred Prout of 13 Market Place, Cirencester was offering many items in a 'Great Clearance Sale of Drapery and Boots'. His system of sale as as a cash draper with a 'ready money system' which enabled selling at a lower rate than those who gave credit. For sale were dress goods, sheets, sheetings, blankets, flannelette, flannels, shirts, shirtings, quilts, serges, calicose. [Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard - Saturday 30 January 1892]
In March 1892 Alfred was advertising for a milliner 'to fill up time at counter' and also a young lady as apprentice or improver to the drapery, at Bristol House. [Western Daily Press - Tuesday 01 March 1892]
1896
Plans for the enlargement of the premises on Long Street were approved by the Urban District Council. The neighbouring property was to be added to the current property and enlarged. [Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard - Saturday 21 March 1896]
1897
Prout & Co, Grocers Long Street
Alfred Prout, Draper Bristol House, Long Street
1901
Alfred Prout, Draper & grocer Long Street
1902
Prout & Co, Grocers Long Street
Alfred Prout, Drapers Bristol House, Long Street
1909
An advert for a young lady assistant, and an improver, to live in [Gloucestershire Echo - Saturday 16 October 1909]
1911
Alfred Prout, of Gloucester House, described himself as an auctioneer in the census.
1913
Mr Charles Alfred Prout was described as an outfitter, Long Street, when a pair of shoes were stolen from outside his shop by a 'tramping sailor' at about 7.50pm. Mr Prout missed them at about 8.pm. From the report we are told it was a Friday night and we can tell that the opening hours of the shops were long as several along Long Street still had goods hanging outside which the thief had been eyeing up. [Gloucestershire Echo - Monday 11 August 1913]. when the case came to court (Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions) in October the chairman of the court said 'that the practice of hanging goods outside shops was an objectionable one and ought to be stopped, and the court would disallow the expenses of the witness Prout.' [Gloucestershire Echo - Wednesday 15 October 1913]
1914-1923
Charles Alfred Prout, draper Bristol House, Long Street
1926
Mr Alfred Prout died, aged 68, a well known and respected member of Tetbury district society.
1939
C.A. Prout, draper 4 Long Street tel 105
FISHMONGERS
1835 Francis Hiorns was listed in a bankruptcy file as fishmonger and poulterer amongst other things. I can find no more information about him.
1841 John Barrett, living on Bath Bridge, had his occupation listed as Fishmonger. Within six years he was a bailiff. He appears in the trade directories as fishmonger and fruiterer 1840-1844, no shop premises listed.
1841 James Clift, living on Market Place, listed as a Fishmonger. He was listed in trade directories at Market Place 1856, Silver Street 1859-63 and Church Street 1870-74. He was born in Nailsworth c.1817.
1856 Thomas Mitchell, from Laycock, WIL, is listed as a fishmonger on Market Place. In the 1859 directory he is listed as at Church Lane but by 1863 back on Market Place. It would appear that his brother in law, Henry Plaister either bought the fishmonger side of Thomas's grocery business or ran it on his behalf. From this time onwards all entries for Thomas show him as a grocer only.
1867 Henry Plaister of Harper Street was listed as a Fishmonger. His first listing as such was on the 1861 census having formerly being an ag lab. His wife Jane [Mitchell] was sister to Thomas Mitchell, a fishmonger and grocer. Henry appears in trade directories 1867 Harper Street, 1885 Church Street and 1889 Market Place. He had retired by 1901.
1891 Joseph C Williams, living on Market Place is listed as a Fishmonger. He was born in Newport, MON c.1866. The trade directories list him as Joseph Edgar Williams, Market Place 1894-1924/5. In the 1900 directory he is listed as T Williams, although I suspect that this is a clerical error, and the subtext of the entry has him advertising 'fresh fish daily'.
1894 John Kendall listed as a Fishmonger on Chipping Street.
1901 John J Dafler, from Bristol was listed as a Fishmonger. He was living on The Knapp.
1911 Albert Cecil Wheeler, living at the White Hart, aged 21, is listed as a fishmonger.
1924 D. Bristow listed as Fishmonger on Silver Street
1933 C. Smith listed as Fishmonger on Church Street
1933-38 MacFisheries listed at 5 Market Place
GARAGES
Trade adverts from 1969; 1964; 1964 (L-R)
Ives
William Ives branched out from motor engineering into coaching in the 1920s. In 1925 he bought a new Overland fourteen seater. He adopted the name Ivory Coaches and operated services to Cirencester and Bristol. In November 1933 he bought a Guy Conquest and seated 32. In the pre war years he had ten different vehicles in his fleet.
1931 Ives garage Market Place
RESOURCES:
Martin, C; Gloucestershire's independent buses and coaches; Tempus 2000; 0752417363
Gloucestershire Archives
TETBURY RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY and RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
Catalogue Ref. DA 36
Tetbury Rural District Council Building Applications and Plans
Building control applications and plans 1936-1949
Ref. DA 36/710/2/2 - date: 31.08.1936
New garages, Market Place (plans); owner: W. Ives; builder: Holborow and Sons
Ref. DA 36/710/2/134 - date: 06.11.1939
Additions to garage, The Chipping (plans); owner: W. Ives; agent: R. G. Cox
Ref. DA 36/710/2/136 - date: Dec. 1939
Alterations to house & drainage, 19 Market Place (plans); owner: W. Ives
Ref. DA 36/710/2/152 - date: 13.11.1941
Bus station, The Chipping.; owner: W. Ives; agent: Holborow & Son
Ref. DA 36/710/2/214 - date: 29.05.1946
Garage and five flats, 30 Long Street (plans); owner: W. Ives; architect: E. Cole
Ref. DA 36/710/2/267 - date: 25.02.1947
Garage and offices, 30 Long Street (plans); owner: W. Ives; architect: E. Cole
Ref. DA 36/710/2/308 - date: 02.02.1948
Service and petrol station with offices, 30 Long Street; owner: W. Ives; agent: Eric Cole & Ptnrs.
Ref. DA 36/710/2/347 - date: 14.10.1948
Garage, 30 Long Street.; owner: Mr. Ives; agent: Holborow & Sons
MacDonalds
1914 Alexander Godfrey MacDonald Coach & carriage & motor works & garage Long Street
1919 Alexander Godfrey MacDonald coach & carriage & motor works & garage Long Street
1923 Alexander Godfrey MacDonald Coach & carriage & motor works & garage – high class cars for hire Long Street
tel no Tetbury 12
IRONMONGERS
1851 William Street tinman
1859 William Street brightsmith, bellhanger Church Street
1860 occupied property owned by William Slade
1863 William Street tinner & brazier, Long Street
1868 William Street ironmonger
1870 William Street tinner & brazier, Long Street
1874 William Street tinner & brazier, Long Street
1876 William Street ironmonger brazier & tinplate worker, Long Street
1885 William Street ironmonger & town crier, Long Street
1897 William Street Long Street ironmonger, bill poster & town crier
1897 Robert Street cycle agent Long Street
1902 Robert Street ironmonger, cycle agent, bill poster & town crier Long Street
1914 Robert Street Ironmonger, motor engineer & cycle agent Long Street
1919 Robert Street ironmonger, motor engineer & cycle agent Long Street
1923 Robert Street Motor engineer & cycle agent Long Street
1931 TEL 16 Motor Agent
1938 15 Long Street Robert Street & Sons
RESOURCES:
Wilson; Robert N. Beautiful Britain, views and reviews 1923
PHOTOGRAPHERS
1860 Barnes, Albert H Photographic Artist, Silver Street
1864 Barnes, Albert H Photographic Artist, Silver Street recently erected glass house, carte de visit
1868 Barnes, Albert H Photographic Artist, Silver Street
1881 Clark, James Photographer & shopkeeper, Long Street
1889 Clark, James Ironmonger & Photographer Long Street & Market Place
1891 Clark, James [became stationer by 1919] Photographer & fancy dealer, Long Street
1891 Pinnock, Charles A Photographer, living Back Lane [in CH by 1900]
1897 Clark, James Ironmonger & Photographer Long Street
1897 Lamb, Edmund Thomas Photographer & fancy repository church st
1901 Lamb, Edmund [used to be tiler etc.] Photographer, Church Street
1901 Lamb, Persis Photographers assistant, Church Street
1902 Lamb, Edmund Thomas Photographer & fancy repository church st
1914 Lamb, Edmund Thos photographer & fancy repository Church Street
1923 Lamb, Persis (Miss) photographer & fancy repository Church Street
"undertakes outdoor work as required, such as groups, wedding, garden, tennis and family parties, and every description of high class work is turned out by the modern processes such as sepia, platinotype, carbon, mezzotint and silver print and the like, being worked in with equal facility, and in all styles and sizes produced.
Another department is devoted to stationery and fancy good, including photo frames, and many useful articles for presents.
Agencies are held for the famous Goss china and Perth Dye Work s.
ensign films and amateurs' work supplies undertaken." [Beautiful Britain, news and review]
1931 advert
SADDLERS
Evans
William J Evans, saddler
1901/2 John Evans, saddler & shopkeeper [employer] Long Street
1914 William J Evans, saddler Long Street
1919 Long Street
1923 John Evans, saddler Long Street
William was born in Badminton c.1865. By 1901 he was married to Amelia, with a daughter Anne, both of whom were born in India. As William was retired Sergeant in the RA he probably met and married Amelia whilst serving in India.
RESOURCES:
Wilson; Robert N.Beautiful Britain, views and reviews 1923
http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk
Orums
Joseph Orum was a saddler and sons Joseph & Moses followed in his footsteps. The property they worked from was on Market Place. Joseph jnr died in 1836 and Moses in 1855. John, son of Moses was working as saddler by 1841
The property on Market Place was owned by Peter Bassett, father of his wife, Marianne.
1820-30 Joseph & Moses Orum, Market Place
1840-52 Moses Orum, Market Place
1856-74 John Orum, Market Place