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  • Fore Street is the Widest Street in Bradninch with houses down each side
  • Fore Street has many different styles of building as you can see

 

Bottom of Fore Street in 2001
 Bottom of Fore Street in 1906
Challice House to the left with Comfort House in the centre
The bread cart is that of Sam Hawker who operated from High Street
Top of Fore Street around 1965
Bottom of Fore Street 1965

During the late 19th century up until the 1970's there was 35 shops down Fore street but now there is only the Londis, Niwala and one pub called the Castle.

 

BUSINESSES IN FORE STREET OF PAST

ODD NO'S.

NAME

DATES

EVEN NO'S.

NAME

DATE
No. 1 The Castle Hotel 1842 - to date No. 2 Coal Merchant's 1842 & 1857
3 Post Office 1878 & 1897

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 Butcher's 1890 to 1926
  Boot maker 1902 & 1906   Egg Packing Station & Grocer's 1944
5 Barber's Shop 1902 & 1906 4 Electrical Shop 1947 to 1960
  Confectionary Shop 1935 & 1939 2/4 Auto Spares & Hardware 1972 to early 90's
11 Carrier 1883 & 1939 6 Draper's 1914/35/39/46/56 to mid 1980's
15 Confectionary Shop Not known   'Niwala Crafts 2001
17 Clockmaker & Jeweller 1842 8 Grocer's (Londis now 2001) 1897 to date
  Watchmaker & Jeweller 1897 12 Bank 1910 to 1980's

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 Draper's Shop 1914 & 1925 14 Bakery 1900 to 1929
  Delicatessen 1926 & 1940 28 Dairy & Grocer's 'The Central Dairy' 1949 to 1972
21 Tailor 1844 & 1866 16 Butcher's 1883 & 1914-
  Draper's & Grocer's 1883 to 1955   Butcher's 1919/39/44/46/59 to 1970
  General Store 1956   Delicatessen/Grocer's 1981
  D.I.Y Shop - 'Topdec' 1971 20 Carpenters & Builders 1878 & 1890
  Craft Shop - 'Artisan' 1976 to early 80's   Electrical Shop 1960 to 1979
25 Laundry 1920's 22 Laundry 1900 & 1926
31 Bakery 1850 to 1963     & between wars
  Antique Shop 1965 to 1971 24 Butcher's 1905 to 1926
37 Grocer's 1923 & 1939   Poulterer 1926 to 1935
39 King Arms (pub) 1773 to 1852 30 Butcher's 1844/50/78/90 & 1900 to 1905
  King William Inn (pub) 1857 to 1970   Bank (Midland) 1927 to 1977
41 Angel Inn (pub) Not known 32 Confectionery & Tabacconist 1890 & 1902
  Post Office " "   Boot & Shoe Shop 1923
  Dressmaker's 1914 to 1973   Ironmonger's 1946 to 1971
43 Clockmaker/Furnisher dealer to 1911 38 General Stores & Fish Round 1935
45 Cycle hire/Repairs 1911 & 1914 42 Butcher's 1902
  Grocer's Shop 1920   Dairy Shop 1906/10 to 1926
  Garage 1926 & 1939 44 Farm & Bakery 1856 to 1903
  Printing Works 1963 to 1975   Bakery & Dairy 1903 to 1917
  Bakery 1976 to 1980   Bakery 1917 to 1931
49 Draper's (one side) 1844 & 1856   General Stores 1931 to 1939
  Grocer's (other side) 1870/90 & 1909/23   Hairdresser's - 'Peggy Ann' 1962 to 1967
  Draper's & General Store 1935/46/59 & 1968   - 'Eileen' 1967 to 1972
  Antiques/China/Picture Repairer 1972 to 1974 46 The Queens Head (pub) Not known
  Alarmtec 1974 to Date   The Bradninch Arms (pub) Closed 1835/6
49 Hairdressers- 'Bradsnips' 1974 to 1979 48 Gasboard Showroom & Fitter 1935
55 Boot & Shoe Repairer 1856/78/90 & 1900 Rear 50 Egg Packing Station 1939
  General Store & Stationers 1923 & 1939      


As you can see Fore Street had lots of Businesses in its time. Most of them died out as the motor vehicles came in and people started to travel outside of the Tow

2 Fore Street as a Butchers in the 1920s

 

Tom Lock with a customer at the door of his butcher's shop

17 Fore Street as a drapers Shop in the 1920s


 

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