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There have been shops at Penn for the best part of two
hundred years. There are four shopkeepers listed in White’s
1851 Staffordshire Directory: David Deeley, George Fleming,
Samuel Harris, and Elizabeth Noake. By the early 1900s Penn's
postmistress was Maud Hughes, and shopkeepers included Alice
Dickinson, Moses Hill, William Knowles, Mary Massey, and
Thomas Perks.
Since those days, more shops have appeared on Penn Road, followed
by Springhill Lane, Warstones Road, and Warstones Drive. |
Shops on Penn Road in
the 1950s and 1960s
The shops in Penn Village in the 1950s. From
an old postcard.
Penn Village shops in 1955:
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Number |
North side of
Penn Road |
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420 |
William R. Gibbs and Archie Thom, licensees of the
Fox and Goose pub. |
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418 |
A. Tudor, plumber. |
|
416 |
Mrs. A. Bradley, greengrocer. |
|
412 |
W. H. Careless, chemist. |
|
410 |
Mrs. N. Littler, stationer and sub post office. |
|
394 |
Hickman & Sons, plumbers. |
|
392 |
William P. Skilton, newsagent. |
|
390 |
Florence Taylor, greengrocer. |
|
386 |
Wilfred Hicks, hardware dealer. |
|
384 |
John A. Dainty, licensee of the Roebuck pub. |
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South side of
Penn Road |
|
313 |
A. & T. Roden, funeral directors. |
|
309 |
William A. Kean, hairdresser. |
|
307 |
Farrier, butcher. |
|
305 |
J. C. C. Ferguson, grocer. |
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Two
adverts from 1950. |
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Penn Village shops in
1964:
|
Number |
North side of
Penn Road |
|
420 |
Fox and Goose pub. |
|
418 |
A. Tudor, plumber. |
|
416 |
Mrs. A. Bradley, greengrocer. |
|
412 |
W. H. Careless, chemist. |
|
410 |
Mrs N. Littler, stationer and sub post office. |
|
398 |
G. Watkins, grocer. |
| 396
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Beryk, ladies' hairdresser. |
|
394 |
M. J. Mallin, butcher. |
| 388
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Babette, baby linen. |
|
386 |
W. T. Hicks. Hardware. |
|
384 |
The Roebuck pub. |
Shops in Penn Road,
south of Coalway Avenue, in 1964:
|
Number |
Western
side of Penn Road |
|
280 |
The Wine Keg, wine and spirit merchants. |
|
278 |
Marlows (Chemists) Limited. |
|
276 |
Marlows (Chemists) Limited. |
|
272 |
John Smith Limited, fishmonger. |
|
270 |
Wolverhampton & District Co-operative Society
Limited, grocers. |
|
268 |
Louise, ladies' hairdresser. |
|
266 |
G. F. Colman & Son, grocers. |
|
264 |
The Family Shop, ladies' outfitters. |
|
262 |
The Family Shop, ladies' outfitters. |
|
260 |
Perks and Hawker Limited, newsagents. |
|
258 |
Sally Campion, draper. |
| 256 |
Sketchley Limited, dry cleaners. |
|
254 |
Miss E. Billingham, confectioner. |
|
252 |
Mrs. A. Lamont, china and glass dealer. |
|
250 |
E. Moore, greengrocer. |
|
248 |
F. A. Gill Limited, butcher. |
Penn Village in 1968. From an old postcard.
248 Penn Road. An advert from 1951.
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Two adverts from 1951. |
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An advert from 1951.
An advert from 1951.
An advert from 1951.
An advert from 1951.
Shops in Penn Road,
south of Coalway Road, in 1964:
|
Number |
Western
side of Penn Road |
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212 |
Percy W. Salt (Grocery) Limited. |
|
210 |
Percy W. Salt (Grocery) Limited. |
| 208 |
Repairwell Limited, dry cleaners. |
|
204 |
W. H. Leek, fishmonger and butcher. |
|
202 |
W. H. Leek, greengrocer. |
|
198 |
Price & Company, ironmongers. |
|
196 |
Price & Company, ironmongers. |
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Two adverts from 1951. |
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Two adverts from 1951. |
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Shops at the bottom of Springhill Lane,
adjoining Penn Road in 1964:
|
Number |
Springhill Lane |
|
14 |
Williams Stores, grocers. |
|
12 |
F. B. Hill, butcher. |
|
10 |
W. T. Gardener & Son, tobacconist, newsagent,
confectioner. |
| 8 |
G. Wood, draper. |
| 6 |
K. Brodie, chemist. |
| 4 |
Springhill post office and confectioners. |
| 2 |
G. R. Colman, grocer. |
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Penn
Road |
|
568 |
Penn Hardware Limited. |
|
566 |
G. R. Colman, confectioner. |
|
562 |
Ronald G. Gough Limited, greengrocer. |
|
560 |
Teresa, draper. |
|
558 |
Super Service Cleaners, dry cleaners. |
|
554 |
A. H. Perry, fishmonger. |
An advert from 1951.
Shops in Warstones Road, south of
Warstones Drive in 1964:
|
Number |
Western
side of Warstones Road |
|
64 |
A. W. Wainwright, fruiterer. |
|
60 |
D'Rene's ladies' hairdresser. |
|
58 |
Grahams Hardware. |
|
56 |
A. Martin, grocer. |
|
54 |
Dupont, drapers. |
|
52 |
Dupont, drapers. |
|
50 |
S. Barratt, grocer. |
|
48 |
J. L. Chaplain Limited, radio, TV, and cycle
dealers. |
An advert from 1951.
An advert from 1966.
An advert from 1966.
Shops in Warstones
Drive in 1964:
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Number |
South
side of Warstones Drive |
| 3 |
R. & J. Oliver, grocers. |
| 1 |
W. Harper, butcher. |
An advert from 1950.
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An advert from 1951.
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Two adverts from 1951. |
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