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22 High Street; former Grocers |
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Although there is a plaque on this house which says it was formerly a public house, local evidence indicates that the old pub know as the Cock was actually at 16-18 High St. The post office transferred here in 1959. It was down the south side of the building in an annex. The property belonged to the Methodist Church for many years, only being sold at the beginning of the 21st century. Listed building The building was listed in 1993 with listing particulars as follows. , now shop. Probably early C17, remodelled in C18 and altered and extended in late C19. Painted stone rubble, extended in red brick. Thatched roof with gabled ends, slate roof extensions placed in concrete tiles at rear. Stone rubble gable end stacks with short brick shafts. PLAN: L-shaped on plan. The main front range is now one shop without partitions; behind the left end is a one-room plan wing with a large gable-end fireplace. Late C19 range of outbuildings was built on the end of the rear wing (one room with ovens) and a large projecting shop window was built at the centre of the front with a room above. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3-bay front. At centre a late C19 gabled brick bay with double-fronted shop with canted windows and central door and canted bay window above. 3-light windows to left and right and doorway to left. On the 1st floor, C19 2- and 3-light casements. At rear, gable ended wing on left, various old casements with glazing bars and late C19 brick range of outbuildings attached to wing, with sash windows and 1st floor loading doors. INTERIOR: ground floor of front range now one shop with various chamfered and unchamfered axial beams and to rear left, large fireplace with timber lintel boarded over. Rear wing has deeply-chamfered axial beam with hollow-step stops and large stone fireplace with timber lintel cut away at the centre. Left chamber has stone fireplace with low (floor raised) chamfered lintel with hollow-step stops and chamfered axial beam. Right chamber has re-used ceiling beam and fireplace with roughly-chamfered lintel. Various C18 panelled doors. 4-bay roof with 2 tiers of tenoned purlins and tenoned collar. HISTORY: |
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The following people are associated with 22 High Street; former Grocers:
Name | Year of Birth | Year of Interest | Source | Occupation/Notes | Probability |
John Garner | 1779 | Maps | owner | 40% | |
John Garner | 1779 | Survey 1779 | Owner | 40% | |
Joseph Gregory | 1818 | Survey 1818 | Owner | 60% | |
Joseph Gregory | 1786 | 1841 | Census | Grocer | 60% |
Joseph Gregory | 1782 | 1851 | Census | Grocer & Draper | 70% |
Benjamin Higgins | 1820 | 1861 | Census | Grocer | 60% |
George P. Adams | 1843 | 1881 | Census | Master Baker; empl. 1 man & 1 boy | 30% |
William Hopkins | 1857 | 1891 | Census | Baker & Confectioner | 90% |
William H Hopkins | 1857 | 1901 | Census | Baker Shopkeeeper | 95% |
Wesleyan Chapel | 1910 | Revenue Survey | Owner | 100% | |
Albert Charles Whitby | 1910 | Revenue Survey | Tenant | 100% | |
Thomas Arthur Phillips | 1882 | 1911 | Census | Baker | 90% |
Thomas Arthur Phillips | 1918 | Election Register | at High Street | 90% | |
Eveline Martha Phillips | 1918 | Election Register | at High Street | 90% | |
Celia Gibson | 1939 | Election Register | at Hanslope | 100% | |
Herbert Clarence Bridge | 1939 | Election Register | at 22 High Street | 100% | |
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