From an old postcard.

Owen Street:

Adams Samuel, draper
Allcock George, draper
Allen James, saddler
Aston James, The Fountain
Aston William, butcher
Austin Sampson, butcher
Austin Thomas, cooper
Baily Samuel, confectioner
Baker Phillip P, chemist
Baker William, baker
Bannister T. & H, boot makers
Barnett Mary, china and earthenware dealer
Bird John, butcher
Booth John, bootmaker, Old Workhouse
Briggs James, chemist
Britten C. and W, printers, booksellers and stationers
Brownhill & Addenbrook, boot makers
Brownhill John, boot maker
Burton George, tobacconist
Cherrington Joseph, beer retailer and greengrocer
Clements Thomas, hairdresser
Clements William, hairdresser
Cotton George, beer retailer
Cox Harriet & Emma, booksellers and stationers
Cox Henry, grocer
Downes Thomas, tailor and woollen draper
Edge Edwin, pork butcher
Edge John, pork butcher
Edwards Thomas, boot maker
Farries William, saddler and harness maker
Fielding James, The Albion, Owen Street
Foster William, hay and corn dealer
George Thomas, tailor, woollen draper, and hatter
Hawkins C, plumber and glazier
Hessey William, boot maker
Hipkins Daniel, butcher
Hipkins William, wine & spirit merchant
Hodgkinson Edmund, beer retailer
Holland J, china, etc., dealer
Hollis & Riches, general clothiers
Homer Thomas, tobacconist
Hope John, grocer
Hughes William, tailor and draper
Jones James, fishmonger and fruiterer
Jones Richard, beer retailer and confectioner
Jones William, greengrocer and cab proprietor
Joseph Charles E, surgeon
Laight James, grocer
Law Charles, currier and leather cutter
Leach David, ironmonger
Leach William, beer retailer
Leath John, baker and flour dealer
Leech William, beer retailer
Leffler Martin J, watch maker
Leith John, baker
Loan Deposit and Discount Company. Thomas George, agent
Lowe Edward, eating house
Marsh Samuel, butcher
Maund Richard, butcher
Miller James, hatter
Micklin Samuel, chemist & druggist
National Savings Bank Association, Limited. Charles Round, manager
Oakes, George, boot maker
Parkes James, hosier, etc.
Parsons Richard, coal dealer
Perry Thomas, bill poster and crier
Priest Matthew, ironmonger
Pritchard W, London Assurance, Fire and Life
Ralph James, The Britannia
Richards Richard, clock maker
Rippingham Christopher, grocer
Rippingham Mary Ann, grocer
Robbins U. Fellows, hosier etc.
Round Charles, auctioneer, surveyor, estate and insurance agent
Round James, grocer
Round Simeon, junior, pawn broker
Sheppy John, greengrocer
Smith Benjamin, confectioner, grocer, etc.
Smith Charles, butcher
Smith George, butcher
Southall John, greengrocer
Stringer S, boot and shoe manufacturer, furniture dealer, and haberdasher
Swindley S. & Company, carriers
Taylor Sarah, beer retailer, Owen Street
Thomas T. Manners, hay and corn dealer, Canal Side
Thurman Hannah, greengrocer
Underhill William, surgeon
Walton Henry, hairdresser
Ward T. E, general draper
Warr John, The Black Cock
Whitehouse D, furniture dealer
Whitehouse Isaac, greengrocer
Whitehouse John, solicitor
Whitehouse John, beer retailer
Wood W. C. & Sons, grocers
Worley H. W, baker

Union Passage:

Hodge Hannah, beer retailer
Smith William, butcher


From an old postcard.

Wood Street:

Beach Ann, hardware dealer
Coombs James, earthenware dealer
Dudley Daniel, grocer
Finch Ann, marine store dealer
Hall William, dogger
Jones Thomas, The Three Furnaces
Marsh Thomas, shopkeeper
Parker Moses, shopkeeper
Priest Sarah, shopkeeper
Warr J, beer retailer and shopkeeper

Union Street:

Bottrell Joseph, baker
Brown Joseph, beer retailer
Bunting J, plumber and glazier
Coombes James, shopkeeper
Dalton M. A, smallware dealer
Deakin William, The Globe
Dudley Edward, grocer
Edwards Thomas, greengrocer
Guest R, bill poster and crier
Haffner George, shopkeeper
Heath E, shopkeeper
Honoway John, marine store dealer
Jennings Charles, carpenter, Engine Bank
Jinks Samuel, beer retailer
Jones Clara & Son
, undertakers
Lambeth William, baker and grocer
McDougall Ann, tobacconist
Miller George, newsagent
Roberts Isaac, beer retailer
Round Daniel & Son, maltsters
Sanders Joseph, hosier, etc.
Scambler John, hairdresser
Southall Joseph, beer retailer
Timmins Samuel, shopkeeper
Trudell Valentine, butcher
Ward Mary, beer retailer
Whitehouse John, boot maker


Owen Street in the late 1940s. From an old postcard.

High Street:

Allen W. G, sheet iron worker
Arnold Thomas, hairdresser
Bayliss Joseph, china and earthenware dealer
Bitterley M, shopkeeper
Brain Edward, builder, cabinet maker, etc.
Brown J, tobacconist
Brown W, broker
Buswell C, beer retailer
Butler Henry, The Royal Hotel
Bryan F, grocer
Bywater Jabez, auctioneer and surveyor, iron merchant, and beer retailer
Caddick Richard, solicitor
Cadman Thomas, shopkeeper
Carline John, boot maker
Clarke William, baker, etc.
Clews J, greengrocer
Collier John, tailor and draper
Collins Charles, greengrocer
Constable Catherine, stationer and post office
Cooper James, boot maker
Davies Lewis, saddler & harness maker
Dingley Dennis, greengrocer
Downes Benjamin, boot maker
Eades John, blacksmith
Edge William, pork butcher
Ellis Henry, carpenter, etc.
Ellis Henry Meeson, grocer and baker
Ellis William, grocer
Evans James, butcher
Fearnay Jane, milliner and dressmaker
Fisher William, tea dealer
Fleming Thomas, china and earthenware dealer
Fletcher William, greengrocer
Ford John, beer retailer
Garbett D, beer retailer
Goodger J, beer retailer
Goodman S, grocer
Goodright John, pork butcher
Grainger J, plumber and glazier
Green E, draper and milliner
Greenway, A. E, solicitor
Hall William, boot maker
Hamer G, draper
Hartshorn Job, coal dealer and ironmonger
Heath J, refreshment house keeper
Hickinbottom George, boot maker
Hill J, The George and Dragon
Hipkins H, grocer
Hipkins J. J, wholesale provision merchant
Hipkins S, boot and shoe depot
Hodgetts S, grocer
Holland J, butcher
Howell John, flour and corn dealer
Howl Jonathan E, brick maker and coalmaster
Hughes Joseph, shopkeeper
Hughes W. H, oil and lamp dealer
Hulley John, poulterer and fruiterer
Humphries George W, cab proprietor, fruiterer, etc.
Hyde John, general draper
James Michael Corbett, bricklayer, etc.
James John, grocer
Jones Thomas, general draper
Jones Thomas, greengrocer
Jukes William, beer retailer
Kelly Thomas, surgeon
Kendrick William, hardware dealer
Lane Samuel, general and furnishing ironmonger
Law Samuel, general and furnishing ironmonger
Lawson Adam, chemist and druggist
Lewis Benjamin, butcher
Littlewood George, beer retailer
Marson Joseph, beer retailer
Micklin Henry and Edward, builders
Millington Charles, The Bull' s Head
Millward William, greengrocer
Neale John, grocer
Nightingale Daniel, shopkeeper
Oxspring George, butcher
Palmer J, pawnbroker
Parkes D, bootmaker
Parkes Henry P, iron merchant and chain manufacturer
Parkes Joseph, tobacconist
Partridge S, tobacconist
Paskin William, hardware dealer
Patchett J, shopkeeper
Perkins Thomas, boot maker
Perrins Thomas, pork butcher
Price Amy, milliner
Powell Solomon, surveyor and auctioneer
Reynolds, W, confectioner
Roberts, Arthur, The Rising Sun
Round James, solicitor
Ryan I, plumber
Shenton John, The Seven Stars
Sheward J, boot maker
Sheppard Jacob, broker
Skeldon William, refreshment house keeper
Skidmore Fred, The Red Lion, and tailor and woollen draper
Smith J, hairdresser
Smith Margaret, greengrocer
Smith Robert, hairdresser
Spittle William, shopkeeper
Stant Joseph, boot and shoemaker
Stephens Stephen, greengrocer
Swinnerton William, chemist and druggist
Tiler T, beer retailer
Till W, wheelwright
Turner J, butcher
Wade William, grocer
Warr Joseph, grocer
Warr Thomas, shopkeeper
Webb G. and Company, grocers
Whick Edwin, Plumber and glazier
Whick J, boot maker
Whitehouse Henry L, plumber
Whitehouse Jabez & John, ironfounders, Phoenix Foundry
Whitehouse John Thomas, furniture dealer
Whitehouse Joseph, The Castle
Wilson J, draper
Wolverson James, provision dealer
Wood J, boot maker


Charlie Flimpey, his daughter Alice and family members, with their flyboat, at the canal, off Factory Road.

Sedgley Road West:

Tinsley, Wright & Company, anchor, cable, and chain makers, engineers, and galvanizers, Neptune Works

Hall Street:

Stanford Joseph, iron washer manufacturer

Lower Green:

Bayley John, The Bee Hive
Clews Charles, shopkeeper
Downes George, The Old Hen and Chickens
Mills John, butcher
Morris John, beer retailer
Nicholas Lloyd, shoeing smith
Smith Henry, wheelwright
Smith William, builder
Thompson John, beer retailer and butcher
Walters William, wheelwright

Canal Street:

Adams Henry, builder
Adams John, builder
Hancher T, bootmaker
Lewis Hugh, pawnbroker, etc.
Smart Stephen, beer retailer
Tranter John, tailor
Whitehouse John, ironmaster

Bell Street:

Bach Thomas, tailor
Barton Joseph, greengrocer
Bissell Job, shopkeeper
Derbyshire William, beer retailer
Edwards James, grocer
Hodges John, grocer
Kendrick James, butcher
Lambeth Thomas, grocer
Loach Thomas, dairyman
Millington Thomas H, tailor
Shepherd T, baker & beer retailer
Twist John, The Bell
Watkins Henry, greengrocer

Chapel Street:

Jukes Caleb, shopkeeper,

Castle Street:

Parkes Henry P, iron merchant and chain manufacturer
Betts Edward, tobacconist
Croker James, shopkeeper
Crowley & Company, carriers
Gilbert George, shopkeeper
Griffiths Sophia, smallware dealer
Howells William, oil, grease and tallow merchant
Jones Henry, beer retailer and shopkeeper
Round William, timber and slate merchant
Society for the Protection of Trade, George Whitehead, agent
Welling Henry C, beer retailer and hay and corn dealer
Whale James, Shopkeeper
Whitehead George, house agent and collector for South Staffordshire Waterworks

Waterloo Street:

Adams John, carpenter
Cashmore Mary, shopkeeper
Hinsley Thomas, beer retailer
Round Eli, builder, etc.
Shearwood M. Ann, shopkeeper
Whitehouse J, boat builder
Whitehouse James, cinder merchant
Whitehouse Jeremiah, beer retailer and Shopkeeper
Wilkinson William, beer retailer

Workhouse Lane:

George J, The Burton Inn, and grocer
Jevons Henry, beer retailer
Taylor Richard, beer retailer
Whitehead W, beer retailer

Watery Lane:

Bate A, The Rose and Crown,
Cartwright John, nail maker
Jevons Caroline, tobacconist
Vaughan Edward, shopkeeper
Wheale William, beer retailer
Whitehouse Joseph, scrap iron dealer
Wilkinson Joseph, fire iron and range nob maker

New Cross Street:

Adams John, junior, builder
Williams Solomon, grocer

Church Lane:

Adams Sarah, shopkeeper
Beddow John, The Britannia
Brown Abraham, beer retailer
Butler James, machinist
Duffield Abraham, The White Lion, and shopkeeper
East Job & Company, iron & tin works
Hardman Sarah, beer retailer
Histon John, boot maker
Holland John, shopkeeper
Homer Benjamin, beer retailer
Hope Joseph, The Old Church
Lees James, beer retailer
Lewis George Edwin, painter and paper hanger
Morgan Thomas, pawnbroker
Summerhill I, beer retailer
Thomas Henry, timber merchant and boat owner
Waters Joseph, beer retailer
Whitehead William, beer retailer, Lower Church Lane
Fellows James & Joshua, canal and railway carriers, Upper Church Lane
Millington William & Company, makers of bar iron, small rounds, Summerhill Ironworks, Upper Church Lane
Standley E, boot maker, Upper Church Lane


Owen Street and the decorations for the coronation in 1953.


 

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