Difference between revisions of "37 Highgate"

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Between 35 Highgate (now BetFred) and Yard 39 Highgate (currently Tanners Yard).

Description

3 storey, plus basement, mid terrace retail unit extending approximately 6,700 sq ft. The ground floor comprises the main sales area with staff room and WC. The first floor comprises further sales area with store to the rear.

"Kirkbie Kendall", John F. Curwen, 1900

"The next shop to the south has recently been rebuilt and fronted in red bricks; a welcome bit of bright colour amid the sombre limestone grey. Here formerly stood (1737) the "Castle and Griffen Inn", which was occupied by Robert Chamley in 1742 until his death in 1746. When, however, the inn closed its doors as a public house, a large hosiery business was carried on here by Leonard Cooper, whose daughter Margaret, was married in 1751 to John Crewdson, hosier. Cooper had his warehouse down the yard, in the building now occupied by Wm. Jackson, painter. He was succeeded by his son Joseph, on whose retirement the premises were occupied by a Mrs Sleddall, who carried on a fashionable milliner's business behind the quaint old bay windows. Her daughter Hannah Sleddall, in 1794, married Edward Tatham, a worthy doctor who had his surgery in the warehouse behind, and there was born their benevolent son Dr. Tatham of Stramongate, in 1797.

"In the year 1836 Samuel Rhodes moved across the way to this building, to carry on his fast increasing drapery business, to which was added that of dealing in cheeses. As a trade sign Rhodes hung out a large wooden cheese until the year 1844, when the development of other departments in his drapery trade compelled him to devote the whole of his time to them. All can remember the curious low ceilinged shop and the first rate establishment of his two sons, John and William, and many there are of the present day who greatly miss it, and bear the highest respect for the life and trade of these partners."

Kendal Mercury Saturday 21 October 1854

'Oct. 14th, 1854. SALE. 'SAMUEL RHODES AND SON, TWO Large Bow Windows, with Shutters complete; also One Pair of Folding Doors, with Glass and Spring. Apply the Shop ...'

Kendal Mercury Saturday 29 March 1856

'John Thompson, tramp, who had been begging Saturday night, about half-past eleven, at the shop of Messrs. Rhodes and Son, Highgate, On being informed that they had nothing for him, turned round and deliberately broke two squares of plate ...'

Kendal Mercury Saturday 2 May 1857

'...Orange, was charged on the information of Mr Lipsett with wilfully breaking a square of plate glass in the window of Mr S. Rhodes, Highgate, on Thursday afternoon, by kicking it with his foot. The prisoner informed Rhodes' young man that he need not put ...

Kendal Mercury Saturday 20 June 1857

'... SAMUEL RHODES & SON are in want of an APPRENTICE to the General Drapery Business. Highgate, Kendal.

Kendal Mercury Saturday 11 September 1858

'... keept clean, whereby t'last Setterday, when it rained sa hard, was stopp'd up, an i'waiter ran reet across t'street into Sammy Rhodes' shop, and him and his lad gat as wet as thack wi' cleanan it oot (Laughter.) The Board immediately afterwards adjourned till ...

Westmorland Gazette Westmorland, England 11 December 1858

SAMUEL RHODES & SON are in want of steadv, industrious YOUNG »o tbe GENERAL DRAPERY' BUSINESS. J. SPARKES HALL, ELASTIC BOOT MAKER TO THE QUEEN, 308, Regbnt Street, London. LADIES may have forwarded by Post the best. French xMoroeco Shoes, black or best

"THE LONDON GAZETTE", FEBRUARY 20, 1877. p869

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership hereto-fore subsisting between the undersigned John Rhodes, William Rhodes, and James Rhodes, carrying on business as Drapers, at 37, Highgate, Kendal, in the county of Westmoreland, under the style or firm of Samuel Rhodes and Sons, has this day been dissolved, by mutual consent, so far as concerns the undersigned James Rhodes, who retires from the said firm. And notice is also hereby given, that the said business-will in future be carried on by the said John Rhodes and William Rhodes, under the said style or firm of Samuel Rhodes and Sons, by whom all debts due to or from the said firm will be received and paid.—

Dated this 15th day of February, 1877.

John Rhodes.

William Rhodes.

James Rhodes.

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