A1 - Village Shops

1.1    The Corner Shop.

Burrill's Top Shop (the Corner Shop)
Burrill's Top Shop (the Corner Shop)
Corner Shop, c. 1900
Corner Shop, c. 1900
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1.2    The Haberdashery/Draper's Shop.

Haberdashery Shop, 1950s
Haberdashery Shop, 1950s
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1.3    The Bakery.

Interior of the Bakery, 1950s
Interior of the Bakery, 1950s
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1.4    The Post Office.

The Post Office and Newsagent's, 1958
The Post Office and Newsagent's, 1958
Inside the Post Office, 1950s
Inside the Post Office, 1950s
The Post Office, 2005
The Post Office, 2005

 1.5    The Shop attached to the Post Office (lean-to greengrocer's).

Bill Corser's Greengrocer's Shop, 1930s
Bill Corser's Greengrocer's Shop, 1930s
Bill Corser's Business Card
Bill Corser's Business Card

 1.6    The Shop attached to the White Lion (The Little Tuck Shop).

The Little Tuck Shop, 1960s
The Little Tuck Shop, 1960s

1.7    The present Village Stores.

1.8    The Butcher's Shop.

Corner of High Street and Butchers Road
Corner of High Street and Butchers Road
Dennis McGauley's Shop, c. 1980
Dennis McGauley's Shop, c. 1980

1.9    The original Village Stores.

Village Stores, lower High Street, c.1915
Village Stores, lower High Street, c.1915
Village Stores, c. 1990
Village Stores, c. 1990

1.10  Burrill's Bottom shop.

Burrill's Bottom Shop, 1 Shepherds Row
Burrill's Bottom Shop, 1 Shepherds Row
Watercolour of the Bottom Shop, mid 20th century
Watercolour of the Bottom Shop, mid 20th century

1.11  No 1 Station Road – the front shop.

Formerly a draper's and cafe
Formerly a draper's and cafe

1.12  No 1 Station Road - the rear shop.

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1.13  The shop in the Old Ring of Bells facing Belle Vue Terrace (greengrocer's).

Standley's Greengrocer's Shop, 1960s
Standley's Greengrocer's Shop, 1960s
Standley's Greengrocer's, 1980s
Standley's Greengrocer's, 1980s

1.15  Butcher's shop adjacent to the Old Ring of Bells.

Cornelius Eborall's Butcher's Shop, Solihull Road
Cornelius Eborall's Butcher's Shop, Solihull Road

1.16  The shed in Belle Vue Terrace (hairdresser's).

Shed constructed by Len Borley
Shed constructed by Len Borley

1.18  The Old Post Office.

Walter King's Post Office, c. 1905
Walter King's Post Office, c. 1905

1.20  The shed in Fentham Road (hardware shop).

Hurst & Beamish's Hardware Shop, demolished in the late 1950s
Hurst & Beamish's Hardware Shop, demolished in the late 1950s

 1.21  The first shop on the left (Fentham Road).

Fentham Road Shops, 1960s
Fentham Road Shops, 1960s

1.22  The middle shop (Fentham Road).

Fentham Stores. John and Margaret Beach, 1969.
Fentham Stores. John and Margaret Beach, 1969.

1.23  The end shop on the right (Fentham Road).

1.24  Village shops in general.

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