7 High Street

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7 High Street

B & M

variety retailer

Before and After Images

 

1979/80

2015


 

About the building

Source : Local History Survey 1980

Modern, c. 1930

The graveyard of St John’s Church crossed the site of no. 7 in the direction of the Town Wall. There was also a Norman ditch now beneath the building.

During the first development of Woolworths, a stone coffin was discovered. It is now in the garden of ‘The Nutshell’, Brecon Road. During the second development, the archway of the gateway into the cemetery was exposed. It was outside the old Town Wall and at right angles to it: this showed the cemetery was entered from the area of ‘Traitor’s Gate’. Source: Mr Horsington

There is Indian black granite at the base of the columns. Source: J Perkins

 

 

Recent history

Occupied once again by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1969 along with number 8.

From 1961 – Aldertons Model Bakeries Ltd.

Occupied by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1937.

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

 

 

 

1937

F W Woolworth & Co. (with no. 8)

Bazaar (“nothing over 6d”)

Kelly

1934

F W Woolworth & Co.

as above

Kelly

1930

 

 

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

William Henry Butt

Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop

Kelly

1923

William Henry Butt

as above

Kelly

1920

William Henry Butt

as above

Kelly

1914

William Henry Butt

as above

Kelly

1910

William Henry Butt

as above

Kelly

1906

William Henry Butt

as above

Kelly

1901

William Henry Butt

as above

Kelly

1895

 

 

Kelly

1891

Henry Kendrick

Draper

Kelly

1885

Williams & Son

Saddler

Kelly

1879

J George

Tailor and Draper

Thacker

1877

C D Williams

Draper

Owen

1875

C D Williams

as above

Mer & Croc

1871

C D Williams

as above

Kelly

1865

John Hopkin Morgan?

Linen draper, hatter, tailor

Webster

1862

Mrs Ann Jones

Milliner

Morris & Co.

1858

Levi Lowndes

Linen, wool, silk draper

Slater

1851

Vere Herbert Smith

Silk mercer (employing 2 assistants living in, and 4 servants)

Census

1844

Vere Herbert Smith

as above

Slater

1835

Vere Herbert Smith

as above

Pigot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Other information

Source : Local History Survey 1980

William Henry Butt moved to 57 Cross Street when Woolworths came.

Mrs Ann Jones, Milliner, was probably upstairs. At 53 Cross Street in 1858.

 

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