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From 267 to 272 High Street, Old Brentford

I have not found any photos or ephemera for this section of the High Street so far.

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Notes prepared for numbers Cannon PH - 267, 268, 269, 270, 271 and 272; also a list of photos, ephemera and maps - still looking for photos and ephemera...

The Cannon PH - 267

The Cannon must have closed between 1881 & 1890 as in 1890 Joseph Wilson Bridge, saddler born in Cambridgeshire lived here; he remained here in 1891 and in 1901 Mrs Harriet Bridge, lived here.

In the 1909/10 Valuation returns the owner and occupier is Matthew Wilson Bridge. At this time the ground floor included a shop and workshop, large back room, large kitchen and there were several wooden sheds at the rear with a yard entrance from Albany Road. The 1913 directory lists Wilson Bridge, saddler here. Mrs Bridge is listed in 1928, in 1933 Frederick C Heath, saddler.

Wilton Joseph Goddard, electrical engineer was at no. 267 in 1940.

Number 268

In 1871 Mrs Ann Cross marine store dealer lived here, aged 60. She was succeeded in 1881 by Timothy Harris, general dealer, who was sharing the house with 3 other households, headed by Robert Taylor, labourer, John Kir Baldy, tailor & John Babolock, excavator. Timothy Harris remained here in 1890, by which time he was a ‘wardrobe dealer’. In the 1891 census John Harris, second hand dealer lived here; he was born in Uxbridge and shared the house with two other households, headed by George Bowman, shoemaker and George G(r/e)all, blacksmith. In 1901 the sole occupant was Mrs Harriet Howland, house duties – presumably a housekeeper.

The property was valued in 1913, at which time it was empty. It was owned by Mrs Sophia Jones and was a 3 storey terrace house & shop, in bad order, now being repaired.

By 1928 George William Grant lived here, he remained here in 1933. By 1940 Thomas E King, a florist was established.

Number 269

By 1874 William Carter, grocer was living here, he remained in 1881. In the 1890 trade directory there is an entry for Mrs Ellen Carter, ‘grocer & agent for W & A Gilbey, wine & spirit merchant’ at number 269’. In 1901 there is no reference to the business, a bricklayer, Charles W Beason (or Benson) lived here.

In the 1909/10 Valuation returns J Knight is the occupier; there is reference to Messrs Whitbread & Co Ltd Brewery of Chiswell Street, London EC and a tenancy from 1908 for 25 years and the property is described as an ‘off-licence, shop & premises with a frontage of 16’ 3” plus archway 6’ 7" ...' and mentions there being a 2-stall stable & stores. The 1913 trade directory lists John Knight, wine spirit & beer merchant here. By 1928 the premises were used by Sydney James Davis, cycle dealer, who remained here in 1933 and 1940.

Number 270

The 1909/10 Valuation Records describe it as a detached house, frontage 16’, set back from the road and approached through the archway of number 269. The premises were ‘old but in very fair repair’.

Different occupiers are listed in each of 1901, 1913, 1928 and 1933. The property is not listed in 1940.

Number 271

In 1881 Charles Cooper, wheelwright lived at number 271. 1891 and 1901 showed further changes of hand. Mrs Sophia Jones is recorded as the owener in the 1909/10 Valuation Records, no indication of occupier. The property was old ‘but has been repointed’ (or it could be ‘repainted’). The frontage was a meagre 10’ 6”.

By 1913 John O’Dwyer, confectioner lived here. In 1928 and 1933 Mrs E O’Dwyer, presumably his widow and also a confectioner remained here. By 1940 another change of occupier, to Miss T Buywell, draper.

Number 272

John Coe remained here in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses; in the latter he is a ‘retired undertaker’ aged 79.

By 1881 Joseph Thomas Meakes, smith, lived here. Perhaps his name was ‘Meades’ as in 1890 the trade directory lists William Meades, plumber at this address. In 1891 Richard Meades, plumber aged 26 and born Brentford lived here.

By 1901 Thomas Dear, lamplighter & cycle maker, 39 headed a household of 7.

The 1909/10 Valuation Records name the owner as Mrs Sophia Jones, who also owned numbers 268 & 271. The house had a frontage of 13’ 6” ‘more in rear’ and was semi-detached, on 3 floors.

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