Town Street (Tip)

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Town Street was one of two settlements making up Brandon, the other being Ferry Street (High Street), and although the more prominent in its time it became known as ‘Old Brandon’.  Town Street lies to the wet of the parish church, St. Peter’s, and has often been referred to looking like an old Scottish fishing village.

According to 1883 Kelly’s Directory:

• Henry CURSON – gunflint maker
• John DODMAN – chimney sweeper
• Henry HUMPHREYS – shopkeeper
• Harriet NORTON – shopkeeper
• Edward SHINN – White Horse (pub)
• Oswald CARTER – baker
• Charles FARRANT – Crown Inn (pub)
• Joseph OLLEY – fishmonger
• William PRIOR – shopkeeper
• John ROWELL – shopkeeper

Hand-drawn map, detailing residents, circa 1920:  (Please note the numbers are reference points for houses indicated on the map and not actual house numbers)

TOWN STREET
1. J. Austin
2. Harriet Dixon
3. Ernie Thompson
4. Jim Abigail
5. ‘Truget’ Dixon
6. ? Death
7. Frank Challis
8. Hannah Prior
9. Fred Pettitt
10. Primitive Methodist Chapel
11. Herbert Docking
12. Walter Dyer
13. J. Shinn
14. Harriet Elmer
15. Bob & Sophia Dyer
16. Bert Elmer
17. Percy Basham
18. ‘Ober’ Rolph
19. Jim Elmer
20. Jack Adams
21. Lew’ Royal

CROWN STREET
22. Harry Wharf
23. Mary Newell
24. Fred Norton
25. Harry Austin
26. Fred Thompson
27. Harry Edwards (Crown pub)
28. Charles Harvey
28a. Jane Royal
29. Ted Norton
30. Susan Armiger
31. Harry English
32. George Royal

WHITE HORSE STREET
33. H. Winter
34. Stanley Kent
35. Joe Baker
36. Arthur Glaister
37. J. Royal
38. x. Gosling
39. G. Arnold (Garden House)
40. ‘Beno’ Challiss
41. Batley Wharf (White Horse pub)

THE ROOKERY
42. Alfred Challiss (no. 1)
43. ‘Blind’ Cooper
44. F. Austin
45. A. Gathercole
46. W. Basham
47. G. Ashley

THE ALLEY
48. W. Gant
49. W. Royal (later ‘ Lord Billy’ Whitta)
50. ? Lingwood
51. Fred Royal
52. Dolley Thompson
53. Florrie Shinn

POND LANE
54. Elija Wharf (four ways)
55. Joe Halls
56. Arthur Nobbs
57. S. Harrison
58. ‘Kittlebender’ Baker
59. ‘Jockey’ Warren
60. J. Newton (No.3)
61. Albert Challiss

THE DROVE
62. Percy Glaister

THE HILL (not on map)
63. ‘Pally’ Gathercole
64. Harry ‘Fry-Frog’ Thompson

Also:
The Hall
Hall Gatehouse
The Old Rectory
Rectory Gatehouse
Olleys Farm
Norman Cottages