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33 Market Place - 2013 |
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Please click the 'People' tab above to check out the people who resided in this property. . This property was once an inn or alehouse. For details see "The Old Inns of Olney" by Elizabeth Knight, published by Baracuda Books 1981 and available in the Olney library. The Buck Inn. More information on the history of these Market Place properties during the period 1800 to the 1950s is available by selecting one of the ODHS 'Market Place Tours on the 'ODHS HERITAGE TRAILS' header web page, as per the following link: https://www.mkheritage.org.uk/odhs/all-odhs-heritage-trails/ This ODHS website features a major article on the business of JW & E Sowmans. The article provides an insight into business from the late 1880's, when it was essentially an ironmongers, to the late 1930's, when it had extended into a comprehensive emporium, having added a radio shop, a garage, an agricultural machinery workshop and several other related businesses. A glimpse of the Olney Sowmans' family life is also provided through the provision of many family photographs. Click here for more about the Sowman family who lived in the vicinity from the 1880s to the 1960s. |
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The following photographs are available. Click on a thumbnail to view full image or click see larger images here.
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The following people are associated with 33 Market Place - 2013:
Name | Year of Birth | Year of Interest | Source | Occupation/Notes | Probability |
Sowman Bros | 1910 | Revenue Survey | Tenant | 100% | |
Sowman Bros | 1910 | Revenue Survey | Owner | 100% | |
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In the above list of people, to find all references to a person, click on the Name of the person. |
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