Village Shop – Kemp’s

This photograph shows the village shop on School Street when it was a part of William Thurgood’s consortium and run by Mr C. F. Kemp in 1963. The photograph shows Mr and Mrs Kemp with their staff, Mrs Mackie, Libbie Mackie, Mrs Cadwallader, Mrs March and June...

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. ...

Village Shop – Shelford’s/Holman’s

The Shelfords were the original owners of the village shop on School Street, known as William Shelford & Sons, Grocers & Drapers. William Shelford ran the shop from 1870-1910 and on his death his sons Richard and John took over until 1920 when the Holmans...

Village Shop – Holman’s

Black and white photograph of Holman’s Shop on School St showing the staff, the family and the delivery van in 1923. The smallest child in the photograph is Janet Holman, the youngest of the family, who later wrote a book about the shop and their lives between...