Fish Shop in Andover

[Leone]

Rovert - I googled West Wickham Coote and found your post on this site.  I have Venner-Coote in my tree.  I'm new to this site - how do we discuss the connection/share trees?

[rovert]

Hello Leone,  welcome to Rootschat,  I have sent you a Personal Message, giving you the option of contacting me directly.

Regards  Rovert

[anguskirk]

Hi

You might be interested in the attached photo taken in the 1930s of a fish shop and poulterers in Bridge Street, Andover, named Clark Bros.  It is taken from the book 'Old Andover' by CJJ Berry (published by Standard Press, Andover in 1976).  Up to the 1960s, I think, there was a branch of the "John Eighteen" fishmongers in the upper High Street.

You could contact Antony Raper of the Andover History and Archaeology Society at  anthony.raper@btinternet.com  and ask if they have published anything on old businesses in the town.

[rovert]

Thankyou for the info, I will contact him and see if he can throw some light on it.  Bless You.

Rovert

[anguskirk]

Hi Rovert

I've looked through the various histories of Andover in the Library including the publications of the Andover History and Archaeology Society.  The only other mention of a fishmonger was a firm called Howards in 1953, but that doesn't mean too much if your relatives traded from home or had, say, a market stall or a small lockup.  A hawker would usually sell his wares on the street from a basket or barrow. 

In the 1889 Kellys Directory for Andover a Fred Knight is listed as the proprietor of a Pork Butchers at 83 High Street Andover. 

Regards,

Angus

[anguskirk]

leanneb,

I found Joseph "Joey" Shipton in the same book I mentioned in an earlier post.  His fishmongers was at No. 1 High Street,  Andover.  The book says that Joeys' daughter kept the sweet shop next door, and round the corner in Bridge Street they also had a basket shop.

No 1 was acquired by the H.W. (Harry) Burden mentioned in another post, who moved from a shop at 56 High Street. The address became known as Burdens Corner and the business survived up to the 1980's. 

Regards,

Angus

[leanneb]

Wow thankyou for that information, Josepth is my great great  grandfather and yes you are correct about the sweetshop.  Could you possily give a page number/reference to this information?

I really do appreciate it.
Thanks again
Leanne

[anguskirk]

Hi  Leanne

Glad I could help.  The passage I quoted was on page 27 of 'Old Andover' by CJJ Berry published by the Standard Press, Andover in 1976.  I attach a photo of the 'basket shop and "fancy warehouse"' from page 29 and four other photos of Burdens Corner. The reproductions in this book aren't very high quality and the originals, if available, may be better. I know that there are at least two more recent books with historical photos of Andover.  I have a 1913 photo of No. 1, after it had become Burdens.

I'm sure Old Andover is out of print, but I see that Abebooks have secondhand copies for £10 + p&p at
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&an=C+J+J+BERRY&sortby=3&x=32&y=5&tn=OLD+ANDOVER&kn=&isbn=



Regards,

Angus