1925 - Alphabetical Listing of Shopkeepers & Tradesmen
by SLHS on
Saturday 30 April 2016
Following is a listing of all the shopkeepers and tradesmen who appear in the White's Trade Directory covering Somercotes, Leabrooks & Pye Bridge, published in 1925.
Please note that it is a long list!
| ABBOTT J. & Co | Grocers - Coupland Place & Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| ABBOTT, L. | Motor Engineer - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| AMES, Edna | Teacher of Music - Leabrooks |
| ANSELL, Arthur | Landlord - Royal Tiger Inn, Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| ARGYLE, Charles | Motor Engineer - Somercotes |
| ARGYLE, Ethel | Draper - Leabrooks |
| ARMSTRONG, George | Farmer - Somercotes |
| ASHLEE Ltd | Chemist - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| ATKINS, Henry | Farmer - Leabrooks |
| BAILEY & SONS | Printers - 36, Langley Avenue, Somercotes |
| BAKEWELL, Alfred & Sons | Bakers - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| BAKEWELL BROTHERS | Brickmakers - Somercotes |
| BAKEWELL, Frank | Beer Retailer - 36, Coupland Place, Somercotes |
| BAKEWELL, James | Greengrocer - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| BALL, Frederick | Generl Dealer & Sub-postmaster - The Post Office, Leabrooks |
| BALL, John | Farmer - Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes |
| BARNETT, Edwin | Shopkeeper - Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| BARRATT, Eliza | Draper - Somercotes Hill |
| BATES, Mary | Shopkeeper - Somercotes |
| BATTY, Henry Thomas | Greengrocer - Somercotes Hill |
| BEACH, George | Farmer - Somercotes |
| BEACH, William | Confectioner - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| BEASTALL, George | Wine & Spirits Merchant - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| BENJAMIN, Ely | Manager of the Gas Works - Pye Bridge |
| BETTISON Mrs S | Milliner - Somercotes |
| BETTISON, Ernest | Teacher of Music - Quarry Road, Somercotes (Ernest was also the organist at Riddings Church) |
| BETTISON, Samuel | Music & Musical Instrument Dealer - Somercotes Hill |
| BILBIE, William James | Boot Repairer - Somercotes |
| BONSALLGeorge Henry | Draper, Somercotes Hill |
| BOWN, Joseph | Confectioner & Pastry Cook - Somercotes Hill |
| BRADLEY, George | Landlord - Crown Inn, Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes |
| BRADSHAW, Rebecca | Shopkeeper - Lower Birchwood |
| BURNHAM, George | Coach Builder - Somercotes |
| BURNHAM, John P. | Waste Water Inspector - Somercotes |
| BURTON BROTHERS | Painters - Somercotes |
| BURTON, John | Carraige & Bus Proprietor - Pear Tree Cottage, Somercotes Hill |
| BURTON, John | Farmer - Crimea Farm, Pye Bridge |
| CARLIN, Susannah | Shopkeeper - Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes |
| CASTLEDINE, Albert | Tailor - Cemetery Road, Leabrooks |
| CATER, James | Shopkeeper - Leabrooks |
| CLARK, John | Landlord of the Dog & Doublet Inn, Pye Bridge |
| COLES, Claud | Painter - Somercotes (See also Mills & Coles) |
| COOK, Thomas | Shopkeeper - Somercotes |
| COOKE, John James | Butcher - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| COOPER, Frank | Small Wares Dealer - Somercotes Hill |
| COOPER, Thomas Mrs | Newsagent - Somercotes Hill |
| COPE, Harry George | Hardware Dealer - Leabrooks |
| CROSON, John William | Confectioner - Somercotes |
| DARRINGTON, James | Shopkeeper - Somercotes Hill |
| DAVIDSON, George & Son | Grocer - Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes |
| DAWES, Charles | Wheelwright - Victoria Street, Somercotes |
| DAWES, Edmund | Farmer - Lower Birchwood |
| DAWES, Joseph & Son | Grocer - Quarry Road, Somercotes |
| DAWES, William | Blacksmith - Victoria Street, Somercotes |
| DAWES, William | Carter - Pye Bridge |
| DAYKIN, James | Shopkeeper & Insurance Agent - Somercotes |
| DAYKIN, Mary | Shopkeeper - Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| DENNIS, Thomas | Landlord - Devonshire Arms, Somercotes Hill |
| DESSBOROUGH, Frederick | Shopkeeper - Lower Somercotes |
| DEXTER, George | Landlord - Rifle Volunteer, Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| DOLEMAN, Frederick | Newsagent - Somercotes |
| EASTMANS Ltd | Butchers - Somercotes |
| EDWARDS, George & Sons | Hosiery Manufacturers, 99, Somercotes Hill & Quarry Road, Somercotes |
| FOX, John | Dealers in China & Glass - Somercotes |
| FOX, Thomas | Hardware Dealer - 4, Chapel Street, Leabrooks |
| FRISBY, Joseph Ltd | Boot & Shoe Maker - Somercotes Hill |
| FROGG, John | Cab Proprieter - Somercotes |
| FROST, William | Landlord, New Inn, Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| GADSBY, Harold | Motor Car Proprietor - Lower Birchwood |
| GADSBY, Henry | Farmer - Lower Birchwood |
| GENDERS, John | Hairdresser - Leabrooks |
| GIBSON, William | Ironmonger - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| GOODACRE, Joseph | House Furnisher - Manchester House, Lower Somercotes |
| GOULDER, Enoch | Fly Proprietor - Somercotes (A "Fly" was a one horse two wheeled carriage, and a "Fly Proprieter" usually employed "Fly Drivers" . It was similar to a taxi service) |
| GREAVES, Harry | Boot Maker, Somercotes |
| GREENWOOD BROTHERS | Clothiers - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| GREGORY, Mary E. | Shopkeeper - Somercotes |
| GRUNDY, Louisa Mary | Shopkeeper & Sub-postmistress - Pye Bridge |
| HAYCOCK, John willie | Butcher - Somercotes (also listed under Nelson & Haycock) |
| HILL, Charles Walter | Shopkeeper - Old Market Place, Somercotes |
| HILL, Sarah | Farmer - Pennytown |
| HITCHCOCK, Francis John | Chemist - 74, Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| HODGES, Ann | Draper - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| HODGES, William George | Insurance Agent - Somercotes |
| HOLLINGWORTH, Joseph & Son | Curriers, Leather Factors & grindery merchants - Somercotes Leather Works, Somercotes (In 1925, H. E. Cunliffe was listed as the proprietor) |
| HOLMES, Ernest | Newsagent - Leabrooks |
| HOLMES, John | Confectioner - Somercotes |
| HOOL, Bertrum | Butcher - Somercotes |
| HOLT, Ernest A. | Beer Retailer - Leabrooks |
| HOWE, Alfred | Carter - Leabrooks |
| HUNTERS THE TEA MEN Ltd | Grocers - Somercotes Hill |
| JACKSON, Robert | Landlord - The Horse & Jockey Inn, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| JEFFRIES, Charles | Shopkeeper - Leabrooks |
| JEFFRIES, Herbert | Fried Fish dealer - Somercotes |
| JOHNSON, Frank | Shopkeeper, Lower Somercotes |
| JOHNSON, Joseph | Fishmonger - Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes |
| JOYNES, Albert E. | Hairdresser - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| KAY, George | Fried Fish Dealer - High Street, Somercotes |
| KNOWLES, Ernest | Pork Butcher - Leabrooks |
| LANGTON, Sarah Selina | Milliner - Somercotes |
| LEESON, Ernest | Shopkeeper - Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| LINACRE, James | Grocer - Pye Bridge |
| LYCITT, Henry Frederick | Pork Butcher - Somercotes Hill (Henry's shop was located next to the Old English Gentleman Inn) |
| MACHIN, Thomas & Co. | China Dealer - Leabrooks |
| MANNERING, Seth | Baker - Pye Bridge |
| MANSFIELD, Frederick | Butcher - Sleetmoor Lane |
| MANSFIELD, George | Pork Butcher - Somercotes Hill |
| MARSHALL, George | Pork Butcher - Somercotes Hill |
| MARSHALL, John | Beer Retailer - Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| MARTIN, Albert Edward | Confectioner - Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes |
| MASON, Frederick | Fried Fish Dealer - Somercotes Hill |
| MATTHEWS, Thomas | Slater - Leabrooks |
| MEADOWS, Charles William | Confectioner - Somercotes |
| MILES, Leonard | Wallpaper Dealer - Somercotes Hill |
| MILLS & COLES | Painters & Decorators - New Street, Somercotes |
| MOUNTAIN, James | Estate Agent to James Oakes - Somercotes |
| MYCROFT, Thomas | Butcher - Lower Somercotes |
| NAYLOR, Wilfred | Farmer - Lower Birchwood |
| NORRIS & Co. | Philatelists, wholesale & retail dealers and importers of postage stamps for collections - Leabrooks (J Cater was listed as the proprietor) |
| NORTHAGE, John | Landlord - Black Horse Inn, Lower Somercotes |
| NORWOOD, William Henry | Shopkeeper - Somercotes Hill |
| OSBORNE, John | School Attendance Officer - Somercotes |
| PARKES, Thomas | Fried Fish Dealer - Leabrooks |
| PARKIN, Ernest | Grocer - Leabrooks |
| PARKIN, Leonard | Shopkeeper - Leabrooks |
| PARKIN, Samuel | Greengrocer - Leabrooks |
| PARKIN, Thomas | Builder - Leabrooks |
| PARKIN, William | Greengrocer - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| PRITCHFORD, Frederick | Confectioner - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| PURDY, Edwin | Farmer - Somercotes |
| RADFORD, Joseph | Shopkeeper - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| RAINBOW, Jesse | Shopkeeper - Pye Bridge |
| RAYNOR, James | Insurance Agent - Pye Bridge |
| RICHMOND, Tom | Insurance Agent - Somercotes Hill |
| ROBINSON, James H. | Confectioer - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| ROGERS, James | Grocer, Lower Somercotes |
| ROUGHTON, M. (Miss) | Shopkeeper - Pye Bridge |
| ROWE, Allan | Cow keeper - Somercotes |
| SCATTERGOOD, Alexander | Grocer - High Street, Somercotes |
| SCOTT, William | Draper - Leabrooks |
| SEVERN, George Mrs | Shopkeeper - Lower Somercotes |
| SEVERN, Thomas | Shopkeeper - Somercotes Hill |
| SHACKLETON, Frank | Watchmaker - Somercotes |
| SHAW, F. & H. & Bros | Machine Tool Makers, Lathes & Drilling Machine Equipment Supplier - Leabrooks |
| SHAW, Walter | Beer Retailer - Somercotes Hill |
| SIMPSON, Benjamin | Farmer - Somercotes |
| SPENCER, Martha | Grocer - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| SPENCER, Wilfred Joseph | Plumber - Somercotes |
| SPOUGE, Charles Albert | Assistant Insurance Superintendant - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| SMITH, Henry Charles | Fried Fish Dealer - Somercotes Hill |
| SMITH, Sarah Ellen | Draper - The Post Office, Somercotes |
| STEEPLES, George | Grocer - Somercotes |
| STIRLAND, Arthur | Beer Retailer - Leabrooks |
| TAGG, Annie | Sewing Machine Agent - Quarry Road, Somercotes |
| TAGG, Herbert | Butcher - Somercotes |
| TARLTON, Arthur | Boot Maker - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| TAYLOR, Frank & Sons | Bakers - Victoria Street, Somercotes |
| TAYLOR, Frederick William | Plumber - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| TAYLOR, James A. | Miller, Corn & Flour Merchant - Nottingham Road & High Street, Somercotes |
| TAYLOR, John Henry | Baker - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| TAYLOR, Owen | Butcher - Leabrooks |
| THOMPSON, Joseph | Joiner - Quarry Road, Somercotes |
| TOMLINSON, Isaac | Cow Keeper - Somercotes |
| TOWERS, John Robert | Shopkeeper, Somercotes |
| TOWNSEND, Joseph | Fruiterer - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| TURNER, Joseph | Harness Maker - Somercotes |
| VARNEY, James William | Hosier - Somercotes Hill |
| WALKER, Bertha | Shopkeeper - Somercotes |
| WALLER, Leonard | Beer Retailer - Pye Bridge (Leonard was the landlord of the "Old House at Home" Inn) |
| WALLER, Susan | Greengrocer - Somercotes Hill |
| WALTERS, Annie | Milliner - Pye Bridge |
| WARD, Henry | Draper - Somercotes |
| WATERS, John Thomas | Hairdresser - Lower Somercotes |
| WATERS, Lawrence | Hairdresser, Victoria Street, Somercotes |
| WEST, Thomas Radford | Landlord - Sun Inn, Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| WESTON, Richard | Timber Merchant - Pye Bridge |
| WHETTON, Samuel | Shopkeeper - Leabrooks |
| WHITBY, George Albert | Bricklayer - Leabrooks |
| WHITE, Albert | Shopkeeper - Birchwood Lane, Somercotes |
| WHITE, Edgar | Watchmaker - Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| WIDDOWSON, William | Boot Maker - Leabrooks |
| WILLGOOSE, Isiah | Carpenter & Joiner - Somercotes Hill |
| WILLIAMS, George Henry | Confectioner - Quarry Road, Somercotes |
| WOOD, Albert E. | Shopkeeper - Lower Somercotes |
| WOOD, John | Boot Dealer - Somercotes Hill |
| WRIGHT, Henry | Confectioner - Leabrooks |