Slater's [1859] Shropshire Directory
Part 19
Cook Joseph, Green end
Day James, Dodington
Hinton Thomas, Tilstock
Jones John, Bark hill
Jones Thomas, High st
Littler William, Newtown
Milnes Joseph, High st
Roberts Edward, Yardington
Thomas George, Mill st
CABINET MAKERS.
Arrowsmith Thomas, Green end
Boughey William, Castle hill
Burrows Thomas, Scotland st
Churton Wm. Parker, High st
Holland Thomas, Dodington
Lakin William, High st
Morgan Charles, Dodington
CHEESE FACTORS.
Burgess George, Green end
Burgess Ralph (& corn), High st and Newtown
Elliott Thomas, Clapgate
Lythgoe Thomas (& corn), High gate
Phillips George, Watergate st
CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS.
Beck Edward, Watergate st
Huxley John, High st
Morris John Harper, High st
Robinson Richard B. High st
CHINA, GLASS, &c. DEALERS.
Johnston Robert, High st
Marshall John, High st
COACH PROPRIETORS.
Arden Edwin, Dodington
Johnson John, Green end
COAL MERCHANTS.
Jones Edward, Marbury
Lowe Thomas (and bone dust and guano), Bone wharf
Roberts Edwin (& lime burner and dealer in fire-bricks tiles, & flags, slates, draining pipes, cisterns, salt, guano, &c.) VICTORIA LIMEKILN, AND CANAL WHARFS
Thelwell Thomas, High st
Wright George, Coal wharf
COOPERS.
Cook George, High st
Dawson Thomas, High st
CURRIERS AND LEATHER CUTTERS.
Brereton Margaret, Watergate st
Evans William, Green end
Wycherley John, Bull ring
FIRE, etc. OFFICE AGENTS.
AGRICULTURAL CATTLE INSURANCE COMPANY, William A. Cartwright, Watergate st
ATLAS, Robert Barrow Jones, High st
BIRMINGHAM, Thomas Wood Lee, Oak bank
BRITISH, George Jenkin, Green end
CLERICAL, MEDICAL AND GENERAL (life), Henry Morris, High st
INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL (life), Charles Foulkes, St. Marys st
LAW, William Parker Churton, High street
MANCHESTER (fire), Samuel Hassell Parker, St. Marys st
NEW EQUITABLE (life), Samuel Hassell Parker, St. Marys st
PHŒNIX (fire), Wm. Lakin, High st
PROVIDENT AND GENERAL, Thomas Joyce, High st
PROVINCIAL (Welsh), Thomas Whittingham, Dodington
ROYAL EXCHANGE, Henry Morris, High st
SALOP, Richard Matthews Angior, St. John’s lane
SHROPSHIRE AND NORTH WALES, John Harper Morris, High st
SUN, Walmsley & Pearson, High st
FRUITERERS & FISHMONGRS.
Connor John, Pepper st
Hogan John, St. Marys st
GROCERS & TEA DEALERS.
Marked thus * are also Ironmongers.
(_See also Shopkeepers_, _&c._)
Bright William, High st
* Corser Henry, High st
Fenner William, Tilstock
Gorse James, High st
* Hassall John, High st
Huxley John, High st
Jarvis Thomas, High st
Morris John Harper, High st
Mullock Thomas, Green end
Price Robert, High st
* Robinson Richard B. High st
Thompson James, High st
HAIR DRESSERS.
Bottwood William, Watergate st
Foulkes William, Watergate st
Kempster Benjamin, Watergate st
HOSIERS.
Barber William, Watergate st
Harper Robert, Watergate st
Hinton Catherine & Sisters, Watergate street
INNS & HOTELS.
(_See also Taverns & Public Houses_.)
Lord Hill (& inland revenue office), John Price, Watergate st
Swan, Geo. Bradshaw, Watergate st
Victoria, Thomas Platt, High st
White Lion, Honor Jones, Watergate street
JOINERS AND BUILDERS.
Allen Benjamin, Newtown
Elliott Joseph, Red brook
Jenkin George (and architect and surveyor), Green end
Oulton Samuel, Bargate
Rowlands Edward, Dodington
Smith William (& licensed valuer), Dodington
LAND AGENTS.
Lee & Co. Red brook, near Whitchurch
LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS.
Allen Joseph, High st
Bass Charles, High st
Fenner William, Tilstock
Howell Edward James, High st
Moyle Richard, High st
Price Robert, High st
Ravenshaw Arthur, High st
Shone John, High st
Walmsley & Pearson, High st
MALTSTERS.
Brown William, Clay pit street and Newtown
Burgess Ralph, Newtown
Hassell John, High st
Jones Edward, St. Marys st
Joyce Thomas, High st
Lea Edward, Dodington
Roberts John, Tilstock
MILLERS.
Jebb Thomas, New Mill
Roberts John, Steam Mill
MILLINERS & DRESS MAKERS.
Allen Ann, Newtown
Bolas Susannah, St. Mary’s st
Boughey Elizabeth, Castle hill
Butler Mary, Alkington lane
Catharall Eliza, Claypit st
Hinton Elizabeth, Green end
Oulton Elizabeth, Bargate st
Phillips Elizabeth, High st
Sumner Ellen, Bark hill
NAIL MAKERS.
Evanson William, Watergate st
Hamer William, Castle hill
Hassall John, High st
PAINTERS & GILDERS.
Briscoe John, Dodington
Crosse Thomas, Bargate st
Jarvis John, Dodington
Rodgers William, Watergate st
Skidmore James Stephen, High st
Slaney Thomas, Dodington
Wragg Isaac, Bark hill
PLASTERERS & SLATERS.
Griffiths William, Yardington
Lee John, High st
Ruscoe John, Watergate st
Ruscoe William, Pepper alley
PLUMBERS & GLAZIERS.
Cork Thomas, Dodington
Dodd George, High st
Kent John, High st
Maddocks John, Green end
Slaney Thomas, Dodington
ROPE & TWINE MAKERS.
Batho Richard (and flax dresser), Tilstock
Burrows John, Dodington
Shone Joseph, Green end
SADDLERS.
Baker Thomas, High st
Cocksey Richard, Pepper st
Porter George, Green end
Wycherley John (& saddlers’ ironmonger), Bull ring
SEEDSMEN.
Bailey William (& nursery), Dodingtn
Caldacott Thomas, High st
Corser Henry, High st
Grisdale William, Bargate
Hassall John, High st
Lythgoe Thomas, Highgate
Robinson Richard B. High st
Williams William C. Bargate
SHOPKEEPERS & DEALERS IN GROCERIES & SUNDRIES.
Ackers Hannah, Watergate st
Barber William, Watergate st
Barlow Ann, High st
Batho George, Bargate st
Batho Richard, Tilstock
Bebbington John, Newtown
Bradshaw John, High st
Briscoe Elizabeth, Pepper st
Broster John, Green end
Caldacott Thomas, High st
Clutton Thomas, Green end
Cooper Edward, High st
Fallows Thomas, High st
Furber Sarah, Watergate st
Gorse James, High st
Hamer William, Green end
Hort Edward, Claypit st
Kempster Mary, Claypit st
Newbrook John, Watergate st
Newton Margaret, Green end
Poole Mary, Bark hill
Porter Richard, Green end
Povey Joseph, Bargate st
Powdrell Thomas, High st
Rodgers Ann, Watergate st
Roycroft Edward, Grindley brook
Ruscoe Eliza, Pepper st
Taylor Charles, Claypit st
Williams Henry, Green end
Wright George, Mill st
STONE MASONS.
Peters John (& marble), Canal whrf
Roberts Edwin, LIMEKILN WHARF
STRAW BONNET MAKERS.
Baker Ellen, High st
Crosse Harriet, Bargate st
Hewlitt Rebecca, Margate st
Hinton Elizabeth, Green end
Pink Ann, Chester lane
Wood Eliza, High st
SURGEONS.
Bromfield John, Bargate st
Brown John, Claypit st
Groom Thomas, St. Marys st
SURVEYORS, LAND, &c.
Lee & Co. (land agents), Red brook near Whitchurch
New Thomas B. Alkington lane
TAILORS.
Catherall William, Tilstock
Crosse Thomas, Claypit st
Elliott John (& draper), High st
Lee Robert, Dodington
Morray William, New st
Morris John, Ash
Nokes Thomas (& clothier), High st
Oulton James, Bargate st
Purcell John, Bargate st
Read Thomas, St. Marys st
Smith William, New st
Taylor Charles, Claypit st
TALLOW CHANDLERS.
Lewis John, Watergate st
Robinson Richard B. High st
TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES.
Anchor, Robert Barlow Jones, Pepper st
Black Bear, Elizabeth Large, High st
Black Lion, Isaac Wragg, Tilstock
Bull’s Head, Thomas Harris, Watergate street
Coach & Horses, Thomas Smith, High st
Crown, Daniel Witney, High st
Eight Bells, Hannah Brown, High st
Feathers, Isaac Wragg, Bark hill
Fox & Goose, John Burgess, Green end
George, John Ruscoe, Watergate st
George & Dragon, Elizabeth Jarvis, Ring end
Golden Ball, Margaret Jones, Pepper st
Highgate, Richd. Bradshaw, Highgte
Horse & Jockey, Henry Barrow Jones, Church lane
Horse Shoe, Joseph Allmark
New Inn, Robert Boys, Bark hill
Red Cow, Martha Kent, Pepper st
Red Lion, Thomas Hinton, Tilstock
Royal Oak, Elizth. Wright, Dodingtn
Star, John Jones, Watergate st
Vaults, Robert Barrow Jones, St. Marys street
Vaults, Edward Tudman, High st
Wellington Arms, Thomas Fowler, Newtown
White Bear, John Lee, High st
RETAILERS OF BEER.
Cook Henry, Watergate st
Edge Ann, Newtown
George Joseph, Green end
Griffith William, Yardington st
Griffith William, Greed end
Henshall Robert, Bargate st
Lloyd John, Yardington st
Morgan Elizabeth, Watergate st
Morray William, New st
Roberts Thomas, Bargate st
Smith Joseph, Green end
Welsh Benjamin, Green end
Wycherley Hannah, Green end
TIMBER MERCHANTS.
Jenkin George, Green end
Whittingham James, Green end
Whittingham Thomas, Dodington
VETERINARY SURGEONS.
Cartwright William Andrew, Watergate street
Keay Samuel, New st
WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS.
Bradshaw George, High st
Jarvis John, Green end
Joyce James (and church clock), High street
WHARFINGERS.
Humston John, Canal wharf
Lowe Thos. BONE & GUANO WHARF
Roberts Edwin, VICTORIA LIMEKILN and CANAL WHARFS
Wright George, Coal wharf
WHEELWRIGHTS.
Allmark Joseph, Tilstock
Cox John, Mill st
Davies William Augustus, Dodington
Groome Joseph, Tilstock
Higgins William, Yardington
Read Samuel (& thrashing machine maker), Grindley brook
Ridgway William, Yardington
Vickers Wm. & Son, Castle hill
WHITESMITHS.
Clutton Thomas, Green end
Poston John, Watergate st
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Jones Edward, St. Marys st
Jones Barrow, Pepper st
Tudman Edward, High st
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cartwright William Andrew, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, Watergate street
Chester Mary, corn dealer, Bark hill
Edge John, clogger, Pepper st
Edge William, chair maker, Green end
Foulds John, accountant, Green end
Foulkes John, clerk to the magistrates, St. Mary’s st
Griffiths Thomas, parish clerk and sexton, Bargate st
Hassall John, tanner, High st
Henshall Joseph, box and trunk maker, Yardington
Hesketh William, clogger, Green end
Johnson James, umbrella mkr, Green end
Jones Edward, brewer, Dodington
Jones John, tanner, High st
Jones Wm. corn inspector, Watergate st
Morris Henry, bank clerk, High st
Parker Samuel Hassall, collector of Government taxes and poor’s rates, Saint Mary’s street
Parton Jeremiah, agricultural machine maker and wire worker, Green end
Peake Thos. boat builder, Grindlay brook
Smith William & Son, iron and brass founders, Dodington
Thelwell Thos. small ware dealer, High st
PLACES OF WORSHIP AND THEIR MINISTERS.
ST. ALKMOND’S CHURCH, Whitchurch, and ST. CATHERINE’S, Dodington—Rev. William Henry Egerton, M.A. rector; Rev. Robert Turnbull and Rev. John Harris, curates
CHRIST CHURCH, Tilstock—Rev. Wm. Renton, incumbent
BAPTIST CHAPEL, Green end
INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, Dodington—Rev. Charles E. Palmer
METHODIST (Wesleyan) CHAPELS, Saint Mary st and Tilstock
METHODIST (Primitive) CHAPEL, Castle hill
POOR LAW UNION. WORKHOUSE, Derr Moss.
_Chairman_—Captain W. H. Poole
_Governor_—Thomas Huxley
_Matron_—Emma Huxley
_Clerk_—Robert B. Jones
_Surgeon_—John Bromfield
_Schoolmistress_—Emma Weaver
_Relieving Officer_—Robert Henshaw
* * * * *
CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY, Bargate st
COUNTY COURT OFFICE, St. Mary st—Richard Parry Jones, clerk
GAS WORKS, Sherriman’s hill—Thomas Jennings, engineer
INLAND REVENUE OFFICE, at the Lord Hill Inn, Watergate st—R. S. Harrison, supervisor
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTION, High street, Robert Smith, secretary
NEWS ROOM, Town Hall—Henry Morris, secretary
POLICE OFFICE, Claypit street—John Layton, inspector
STAMP OFFICE, High st—Henry Newling, sub-distributer
TOWN HALL, High street
COACHES.
To CHESTER, the _Royal Mail_, from the White Lion Inn, every morning at half-past six.
To CREWE RAILWAY STATION, an Omnibus, from the Swan, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday morning at eight.
RAILWAY.
The nearest _Stations_ are BEESTON and CREWE, the former 11 miles, the latter about 15 N. from Whitchurch, both on the London and North Western line.
There are Omnibuses to the above Stations three days in the week, as before stated.
CARRIERS.
To BURSLEM, Thomas Reece, from the White Bear Inn, High st
To CREWE RAILWAY STATION, Henry Welch, from the Fox & Goose, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
To NANTWICH, John Read, from the Black Bear, Monday.
To SHREWSBURY, Joseph Owen, from the Lord Hill, and M. Harris, from the Swan, Monday and Friday.
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To CHESTER, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, and forward to all parts, the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Co. from the Canal wharf, daily.
{1} The text of the directory was gathered and written in 1856. E.g. “There is at present (1856) in the course of erection”. However, no physical copy bearing a title page with that publication date has been found, and the text is identical to that contained in Slater’s 1859 directory for Gloucester, Herefordshire, Monmouth, Shropshire, etc. The title page has been constructed, not transcribed.—DP.
{18} There were no advertisements in the copy used for transcription.—DP.