8 High Street

Main details

Address:
Present Occupier:
Present Owner:
Ground Floor:
Other Floors:
Date when first used by present occupier:

8 High Street

to be “maxi-deals.co.uk”

discount retailer

Before and After Images

 

1979/80

 2015

 

About the building

Source : Local History Survey 1980

See no. 7

 

 

Recent history

from ?? to 2024 : B&M : (Retailer formed in 1978 with over 700+ stores)   Closed this site and moved to the ex Wilko’s store in the precinct

Occupied by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1937 to 2009, along with no. 7. Company closed all its UK stores in 2009

 

 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

 

 

 

1937

F W Woolworth (and no. 7)

Bazaar

Kelly

1934

F W Woolworth

as above

Kelly

1930

 

 

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

 

 

Kelly

1923

 

 

Kelly

1920/21

George Bailey

Photographer

Kelly

1914

George Bailey

Photographer and picture framer

Kelly

1910

George Bailey

as above

Kelly

1906

George William Young

Photographer

Kelly

1901

 

 

Kelly

1895

 

 

Kelly

1891

 

 

Kelly

1884

 

 

Kelly

1879

 

 

Thacker

1877

 

 

Owen

1875

 

 

Mer & Croc

1871

 

 

Kelly

1862

William Gwynne

Banker’s Clerk

Morris & Co.

1858

William Gwynne

as above

Slater

1850

William Gwynne

as above

Pigot

1844

 

 

Slater

1836

 

 

Pigot

1822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other information

Source : Local History Survey 1980

There is a doubtful reference to Eddie Madge, famous for his photographs of the town. Some still survive. His son died in the USA in 1980.

 

If you have any further information about this property please email alhs@live.co.uk