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Originally built as a row of eight cottages in 1835, two were converted into a beer house in 1860 (including the green cottage and the premises of Hair Today) by William Bridgewood. The 1861 census lists the building as The Royal Oak beer house.
Sitting on the corner of Manor Court Street (formerly Church Street) and Newcastle Lane (formerly Newcastle Street) in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, this traded as a licensed premises until 1901 (I have seen reference to this date as 1912 but I have taken my date from the dtails set out by the Penkhull History Society), at which time it was owned by Parker's Burslem Brewery.
It was then converted back into domestic dwellings and remained so until 1912 when the building was purchased by Albert Swetnam (I have seen Sweetenham used too) who convereted it into a high class grocery store which he ran until 1955. It was then taken over by the Brunt family who ran the shop as F. and H, Brunt's Village Stores. When they ceased trading the building resumed being used as housing until the late 1990's when the cottage on Newcastle Lane was converted into a hairdressers, which it remains today under the name Hair Today.
At least during its time used as a shop, occupied by the Brunt's, it had a door on the corner of the building, the recessed panel above being used as a sign.
Quite a past for a little corner building, it's a pity the original cottages haven't all survived.
A line of Georgian Houses in Chester, UK. These are so typical of the two up and two down accommodation for families in England. I imagine many have been since renovated.
A street in the British city of Lancaster
8 July 2017
Une rue à la ville britannique de Lancaster
8 juillet 2017
... the ferry to Portaferry, in the distance, stands by
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North Great st. George's Street, Dublin. View from the youth hostel. April-May 2005.
I know there is some significance to this building but at the time I am writing this comment I cannot remember what it is!!!
My quess is that this row of houses were built between 1770 and 1790 and are facing the main canal basin.
