Sam Taylor's memories |
Kelly's Directory 1924 |
Coming up Cradley on the left hand side from the River Stour, starting at the entrance to Little Hill |
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Bridge Inn |
Homer Annie (Mrs), Shopkeeper, 86 High St |
Jones and Lloyds, Chain Works |
Jones & Lloyd Ltd, Anchor manufacturers, Scotia works & Cradley Forge, TN 33 |
Black Swan P.H. |
Robinson Alice (Mrs), Black Swan, 80 High St |
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Clift Henry, haberdasher, 76 & 78 High St |
Bread and cake makers, Dentith |
Dentith James Baker, 72 High St |
White Horse P.H., D Batham |
Dunn Hezekiah, Beer Retailer, 70 High St |
Shop Sweets, ? |
Bate George, Shopkeeper, 68 High St |
Newsagents and Stationery, Chambers |
Chambers Thomas Henry, news agent, 6? High St |
Fish- |
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Robin Hood P.H., Tromans |
Jevons A, beer retailer, 52 High St |
Holly Bush P.H., Cotterel - |
Spicer Frank A, Holly Bush P.H., 50 High St |
Shoe Shop, Jewis |
Jewiss Alfred, boot & shoemaker, 48 High St |
Fish Inn, North - |
North Thomas, Fish Inn, 46 High St |
Greengrocers, Williams |
Williams John, Greengrocer, 44 High St |
Grocers, White, Taylor |
White & Taylor, grocers, 42 High St |
Drapers, Dallows |
Wassell Clara (Miss), Draper, 40 High St |
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Lloyds Bank Ltd, 38 High St (hours 11- |
Post Office, Christophers |
Christopher Alice (Miss), Post Office tobacconist, 36 High St |
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Hill Alfred, Registrar of births & deaths for Halesowen subdistrict, 36 High St |
Sweet Shop, Bate |
Bate Elizabeth (Miss), shopkeeper, 34 High St |
Butchers Lane |
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Clothes Shop, Stringer |
Stringer James, Draper, 32 High St |
Coal Gleads, S Bloomer |
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Sweet shop, Abis |
Abis Charlotte (Mrs), shopkeeper, 18 High St |
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Robinson John, carpenter, 18 High St |
Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Rabbits, J Genner |
Genner J, Fishmonger, 20 High St |
Clothes Shoes, Raybould |
Raybould Harold, boot dealer, 16 High St |
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Bills Clara (Mrs), Wardrobe dealer, 14 High St |
Cobblers |
Johnson Bert, Boot repairer, 8 High St |
Butchers, E Hodgetts, J Hodgetts |
Hodgetts E, Butcher, 2 High St |
High Town, Mapletree Lane |
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Old Crown Inn, D Provit, J, Jinks, R Jinks |
Proffit Daniel, Beer Retailer, 2 High Town |
Fish and Chips, S Goodwin |
Goodwin S, Fishmonger, 60 Mapletree Lane |
Sweets Ice Cream, Walter Hodgetts |
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Willetts Confectioner, then offices for H Reece (Chainworks) |
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Rates Office. Before Library was built (Allotments where Library now stands, Rates office now private house further up) |
Bird Edwin, assistant overseer, rate collector & Clerk to Parish Council, 40 Colley Lane. |
Infants School |
Colley Lane, built in 1902 and enlarged in 1911 for 255 children, Miss Ruth Lucy Wright mistress |
Police Station, before the Community Centre |
County Police Station, 32 Colley Lane, Walter Henry Wright, sergeant in charge, 2 sergeants & 4 constables |
Sam Taylor's Memories |
Kelly's Directory 1924 |
Coming up Cradley on the right hand side from the Stour |
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Corn Mill |
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Mill Street |
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Grocers, Blunt |
Blunt Felix, Grocer 19 Bridge st |
Fish and Chips |
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Round House |
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Lyde Green |
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Wesleyan Chapel (Trinity) |
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Fruiter, Gad, Hickman |
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Bethesda (Primitive Methodists)? |
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Walker Solomon, Shopkeeper, 63 High St |
Miscellaneous shop, Millward called Tinkalary's |
Millward Bertram, hardware dealer, 47 High St |
Rose and Crown, Mop Boxley |
Boxley Fred, Rose & Crown P.H., High St |
Fish and Chips, Lears |
Leah John W, Fried Fish dealer, 41 High St |
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Head Frank, confectioner, 39 High St |
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Southall Walter, Grocer, 35 High St |
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Warr Willam, Greengrocer, 29 High St |
Draper, Raybould |
Round & Nichol, Drapers, 27 High St |
Barbers, Flavel |
Flavell George, Hairdresser, High St |
Chemist, ? |
Harris Emily (Mrs), Drug store, 25 High St |
Second Hand, Pictures, furniture, Gill |
Gill Alfred, Furniture dealer, 21 High St |
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Worton Emma (Mrs), Confectioner, 19 High St |
Butchers, Tidmarsh |
Tidmarsh Samuel J, Butcher, 15 High St |
Shop, Miscellaneous, ? |
Southall Joseph, china & glass dealer, 13 High St |
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Talbot James, Draper, 11 High St |
Pawnshop, Rollinson, Taylor |
Rolinson William, Pawnbroker, 9 High St |
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Robinson Howard, Painter, 7 High St |
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Robinson Stephen, Boot repairer, 7a High St |
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Plant William, Fishmonger, 5 High St |
Old Sandstone building |
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Dungeon Head |
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Mens Urinals |
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Memorial Garden War Memorial? |
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Baptist Chapel |
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Blue Ball Lane sometimes called the Malthouse |
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Butchers, Harris |
Harris William, Butcher, 3 High St |
Ironmongers, Paul Homer |
Homer Paul & Son, Ironmonger, 1 High St |
Anvil Yard |
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Inage leading to Blue Ball Lane |
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Colley Lane |
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Grocers, Robinson |
Robinson Harriet (Mrs), Shopkeeper, 37 Colley Lane |
Electrician, Steve Robinson |
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Grocer, Smith |
Smith John W, Grocer, 11 Colley Lane |
Grocer, Bills |
Bills Alfred, Shopkeeper, 7 Colley Lane |
Newspapers, Kirton |
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Liberal Club |
Liberal Club (Edgar Dunn sec), 3 Colley Lane |
Large House (The Elms) |
Fox Miss, The Elms, Colley Lane |
Girls School |
422 girls, Miss Ruth Evans, Mistress |
Boys School |
400 boys, Thomas Allchurch, Headmaster |
Talbot Hotel, Oliver, J Roper, J Bills |
Oliver W & Sons (of Cradley) Ltd, Maltsters, Colley Lane, TN 100 |
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