Friday Market

Arthur Bond - Fish and Chip Shop
It was opened in the late 60's just up from Swallows restaurant

A Page - 'Intinerent' trader (No.4)
"He only had a tradesmans cycle, with a box extension on the sides,
front and rear. We used to call it an aeroplane. It was incredible how he balanced it"
"Known as the Aeroplane Man because of the extended wooden flaps and orange boxes on his machine "

Many of the items were supplied by Charlie Eade

Charlie Yaxley - Cobbler (Friday cottage)

Oxford Store - Public House

H Walker - Oxford Stores
Also had a coal business. The coal would arrive by train and the truck would
be unloaded into the coal yard at the side of the goods yard.
When Charlie Eade moved into the High Street Walker purchased his petrol pump.
Ran a 'taxi' service and owned a lorry for haulage.
H Walker also repaired cars and vans

Black Lion - Hotel

Charles Eade - Hairdresser/cycles (Greyfriars)
Sold confectionary, cigarettes etc as well as bikes and petrol.
He was also a hairdresser/barber.
In the mid 30's Eade's moved to the High Street.
The Catholic Church later purchased the property in the friday Market place

Mrs Coggles - Piano and Violin lessons

Robert William Brunton - Tailor
next door was a fishmonger who cured his own bloaters ,
accessed by going through a gate to a shed in the yard behind
- was this the same fishmonger as listed on the High Street (Robert Bush fishmonger) ?

This house was demolished to built the Catholic Church,
which has now been demolished for an even newer building

Walter Wright - Butcher (No 3, Friday Market)
Kept cows on meadows around the village

Miss L Smith - Piano lessons