2 High Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 2 High Street |
| Present Occupier: | Phone Review |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | March 2024 |
About the Building
2a was a separate shop between approximately 1910 and 1920.
Recent History
March 2024 : Phone Review moved from 1 High Street Phone Review was at 1 High Street for unknown length of time (building was seen to be in very poor state of repair) They closed at No. 1 some time in late 2023 and moved to No.2
1990 – 2023 May: Cancer Research Charity shop, moved to 6 High Street.
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| c.1990 – 2023 May | Cancer Research | Charity Shop | ALHS survey 1980+ |
| 1986 | American Express Travel Agents | Travel Agents | ALHS survey 1980+ |
| 1982 | Baxters | Butchers | ALHS survey 1980+ |
| 1950 Sept 11-1981 | Curry’s Nos: 2 & 2a | Electrical goods | ALHS survey 1980 |
| 1944 May 22 – 1950 | Emlyn Powell Williams | Wholesale leather merchant | ALHS survey 1980 |
| to 1944 | included John Berry | Boot and hardware dealer | ALHS survey 1980 |
| 1938 | Berry’s Stores (& 2a) | China, glass and cooking ware | ALHS survey 1980 |
| 1937 | Berry’s Stores | China, glass and earthenware | Kelly |
| 1934 | Berry’s Stores | China, glass and earthenware | Kelly |
| 1930 | Berry’s Stores | China, glass and earthenware | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Berry’s Stores | China, glass and earthenware | Kelly |
| 1923 | G R Boundy |
China and glass dealers |
Kelly |
| 1920 | G R Boundy (& 2a John Berry; Bootmaker) |
China and glass dealers |
Kelly |
| 1914 | G R Boundy (& 2a John Berry; Bootmaker) | Ironmonger | Kelly |
| 1910 | Edward Baker (& 2a Joseph Norton; Bootmaker) | China and glass | Kelly |
| 1906 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Kelly |
| 1901 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Kelly |
| 1895 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Kelly |
| 1891 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Kelly |
| 1884 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Kelly |
| 1879 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Thacker |
| 1877 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Owen |
| 1875 | Edward Baker | China and glass warehouse | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | W Herbert | Boot and shoe maker | Kelly |
| 1865 | W Herbert | Boot and shoe maker | Webster |
| 1858 | Mrs Margaret Griffith | Milliner and dressmaker | Slater |
| 1850 | Mrs Margaret Griffith / George Baker (Haberdasher) & Adolphus Fairchild (carpenter & joiner) | Milliner and dressmaker | Pigot |
| 1844 | Mrs Margaret Griffith | Milliner and dressmaker | Slater |
| 1836 | Mrs Margaret Griffith | Milliner and dressmaker | Pigot |
Other Information
1952-1981 From 1952 (2 and 2a): Curry’s, selling bikes, prams, radiograms etc. Selling cycles, TVs and electrical goods by 1956. In 1959 washing machines were being sold, and “103 payments of 12/4d” were distributed. In 1960 advertisement for a TV and electrics boy to do general duties. In 1962 a salesman over 21 needed, £10 starting wage + commission. In 1981 Currys moved to 13, High Street. [Source: ALHS survey 1980+]
1920 September 16th – 1944 John Berry (2a) Boot dealer, later boot & hardware dealer [Source: ALHS survey 1980] This information suggests that it was separate shops for longer than indicated in the About the Building section of this page. Or was Berry stores owned by him?
Edward Baker was the owner prior to 1877 and died on 14th January 1914, after which his daughter Gladys Barrington Daniel (nee Baker), widow of Algernon Daniel, became owner and sold to Mr Berry in 1920. In 1891 Edward Baker also had No 1 High Streeet [Source: ALHS survey 1980]
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