Village Shop – Kerridge’s

Mr Kerridge owned the shop on St John’s Cross in the latter half of the 19th century.  The photograph taken in the 1890s shows Mr and Mrs Barrett who ran the shop. It was sold to William Thurgood who owned the shop for over 50 years. Several years later it was...

Village Shop – Thurgood’s

By 1929 Mr William Thurgood had taken over the large shop on St John’s Cross from Mr Kerridge. William came from London and was a successful businessman.  He installed electricity and improved on the poor standard of the shop as it had been under Mr Kerridge. ...