37 Highgate

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

"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, 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."

"Kirkbie Kendall", John F. CUrwen, 1900