
A list of businesses in Somercotes in 1941
| Name | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Grocers / Provisions | ||
| J Abbott & Co | Grocers | (Head Office) Coupland Place & Nottingham Road |
| Arth Bakewell | Shopkeeper | 9 Leamoor Ave |
| Jas Bakewell | Greengrocers | 20 Leabrooks Road |
| Edwin Barnett | Shopkeeper | 6 Birchwood Lane |
| Leonard Beard | Shopkeeper & Post Office | Lower Somercotes |
| Dennis Bonsall | Grocer | 7 High Street |
| Mrs Mabel Bradley | Shopkeeper | Nottingham Road |
| Broughs Ltd | Grocers | 99 Somercotes Hill |
| Mrs Nellie Cockayne | Shopkeeper | Sleetmoor Lane |
| Fred Cooke | Fruiter | 61 Nottingham Road |
| Jas Darrington | Grocer | 108 Somercotes Hill |
| Joph Dawes & Son | General Dealers | 6 Quarry Road |
| Mrs Minnie Dean | Shopkeeper | 68 Leabrooks Road |
| George Dexter | Grocer | 101 Birchwood Lane |
| Fred Doleman | Shopkeeper | 120 Somercotes Hill |
| Mrs Mirian Frogg | Shopkeeper | 40 Quarry Road |
| Ewart Wm. Hancock | Grocer ,Confectioner & General Dealers |
52 Nottingham Road |
| Mrs Ivy Holmes | Shopkeeper | 120 Birchwood Lane |
| W. Thos. Hudson | Shopkeeper | 12 Birchwood Lane |
| Mrs Florence Kirkby | Shopkeeper | 116 Somercotes Hill |
| Mrs Flora Langton | Shopkeeper | 100 Somercotes Hill |
| Wm. Albt. Mason | Shopkeeper | Somercotes Hill |
| Mrs Eva Peyser | Shopkeeper | 32 High Street |
| Frederie James Rogers | Gorocer & Wine & Spirit Dealer | Lower Somercotes |
| Batty & Saint | Fruiter | 6 Somercotes Hill |
| Charles Sansam | Shopkeeper | 94 Birchwood Lane |
| Miss Elsie & Lilly B. Severn | Shopkeepers | Lower Somercotes |
| Mrs Clara Simpson | Shopkeeper | Sleet Mooor Lane |
| Mrs Eliz Mary Slaney | Shopkeeper | 92 Nottingham Road |
| Wm Smeath | Grocer | 87 Nottingham Road |
| Leslie Stevens | Shopkeeper | 65 Somercotes Hill |
| Fredk. Chas. Stevenson | Shopkeeper | 5 Somercotes Hill |
| Rt.Jn. Towers | Shopkeeper | 88 Nottingham Road |
| Mrs Susan Waller | Greengrocer | 24 Somercotes Hill |
| Jsph Wharton | Fruiter | Sleet Moor Lane |
| Albt White | Shopkeeper | 112 Somercotes Hill |
| Thos. Jn. Willgoose | Shopkeeper | 85 Somercotes Hill |
| Bakers | ||
| Alfred Bakewell & Son | Bakers | Leabrooks Road |
| Godger & Sons | Bakers & Pastrycooks | 97 Somercotes Hill |
| Frank Taylor & Sons | Bakers | 7 Victoria St |
| J.H. Taylor & Sons | Bakers | Nottingham Road |
| Butchers | ||
| George Cooper | Butcher | 51 Nottingham Road |
| Fredk.Hy.Lycitt | Butcher | 56 Somercotes Hill |
| Tom Mycroft | Butcher | Lower Somercotes |
| Haycock & Nelson | Butcher | 90 Nottingham Road |
| V.Rt. Stevens | Pork Butcher | 106 Somercotes Hill |
| E.H.Todkill & Son | Butcher | Nottingham Road |
| Danl. Mclennan, Jaques | Butcher | 53 Nottingham Road |
| Confectioner | ||
| Wm Beach | Confectioner | Lea Brooks Road |
| Mrs Margart Croson | Confectioner | 39 Nottingham Road |
| Mrs Harriett Hopkins | Confectioner | Nottingham Road |
| Hy.Geo. Williams | Confectioner | 67 Quarry Road |
| Fried Fish Dealer | ||
| Everitt Bettison | Fried Fish Dealer | Lower Somercotes |
| Rd. Buckley | Fried Fish Dealer | Sleet Moor Lane |
| George Thomas Bullock | Fried Fish Dealer | 120 Birchwood Lane |
| Mrs Emma Eato | Fried Fish Dealer | 80 Nottingham Road |
| Luther Gascoigne | Fried Fish Dealer | 117 Somercotes Hill |
| Miss Eliz.Ann Mason | Fried Fish Dealer | Somercotes Hill |
| George Richardson | Fried Fish Dealer | 103 Birchwood Lane |
| Mrs Eliza Sarah Simpson | Fried Fish Dealer | 20 High Street |
| Mrs Nancy Parr | Fried Fish Dealer | 55 Leabrooks Road |
| Mrs Richards | Fishmonger | 66 Sleet Moor Lane |
| Draper | ||
| Miss Minnie Argyle | Draper | 56 Leabrooks Road |
| Eustace Blowers | Draper | Nottingham Road |
| Mrs Bertha Broadbent | Corsetiere | 45 Quarry Road |
| Greenwood Bros. | Clothiers | 6 Leabrooks Road |
| Mrs Ann Hodges | Draper | 59 & 60 Nottingham Road |
| Harold Frank Sharpe | Outfitter | 56 Nottingham Road |
| Ralph Smith | Draper & Post Office | Leabrooks |
| Mrs Maude Woodlands | Draper | 7 Somercoates Hill |
| Printer | ||
| Bailey & Sons | Printer | 37 Langley Avenue |
| Farmer | ||
| Fredk Ames | Poultry Farmer | Springfield Quarry Road |
| Wltr Armstrong | Farmer | Nottingham Road |
| Roger Bryan | Farmer | Birdswood Sleet Moor Lane |
| Wilfred Burt | Farmer | Brook Farm Birchwood Lane |
| Wilfred Naylor | Farmer | Birchwood Farm Birchwood Lane |
| J Wm Parkes | Farmer | Sleet Moor Farm |
| Frank Rowe | Farmer | Birchwood Lane |
| Mellor Jn Saint | Farmer | Shady Farm Birchwood Lane |
| Chas Smith | Farmer | Birchwood Lane |
| Wm Topham | Farmer | Lower Birchwood |
| H.Thos Watson | Farmer | Nether Farm Birchwood Lane |
| Edwin Purdy | Smallholder | Quarry Road |
| Wine & Spirit Merchant | ||
| George Beastall | Wine & Spirit Merchant | |
| Thomas Joseph Hinks | Beer Retailer | Birchwood Lane |
| Arthur West | Beer Retailer | 36 Coupland Place |
| Public House | ||
| Percy Ryle | Black Horse | Lower Somercotes |
| James Bilbie | Crown Inn | Sleet Moor Lane |
| Jn.Josesph Laugton | Devonshire Arms | Somercotes Hill |
| Jn Jas. Gibson | Horse & Jockey | Leabrooks Road |
| Herbert Fryer | New Inn | Birchwood Lane |
| Jn Weightman | Rifle Volunteer | Birchwood Lane |
| Alex Parkes | Royal Tiger | Nottingham Road |
| Mrs Eliz A Beet | Sun Inn | Nottingham Road |
| Edward Wood | Ye Old English Gentleman | Somercotes Hill |
| Sam Hardy | Billiard Hall | Somercotes Hill |
| A.L.Blount Sec. | Somercotes Cricket Club | Nottingham Road |
| Arthur Waddoups Sec. | Somercotes Social Club | Somercotes Hill |
| Motor Engineers | ||
| Charles Argyle | Motor Engineer | Leabrooks Road |
| Ernest Hallam | Motor Car & Motor Coach | High Street |
| Haulage Contractor | ||
| Dennis Thomas | Haulage Contractor | The Garage, Somercotes Hill |
| A Ernest Holt | Haulage Contractor | Sleet Moor Lane |
| J Harry Swain & Sons | Haulage Contractor | 43 Birchwood Lane |
| Benj. Thos. Woodland | Haulage Contractor | Somercotes Hill |
| S Watson (Chief Officer) | Auxiliary Fire Service | Nottingham Road |
| Taxi | ||
| Wm Fletcher | Taxi Proprietor | Mansfield Road |
| Undertaker | ||
| Charles Dawes & Son | Undertakers | Victoria Sreet |
| A Storer & Sons | Funeral Furnishers | Somercotes Hill |
| Builder | ||
| Herbert Bowing | Builder | Sleet Moor Lane |
| Brentnall Brothers | Builder | Bank Street |
| Leonard Watson | Builder | High Street |
| Painters | ||
| Burton Brothers | Painter | 115 Somercotes Hill |
| Wm. Daykin | Painter | Lower Somercotes |
| House Furnishers | ||
| Jn.Fox & Sons | House Furnishers | Nottingham Road |
| Albert Hall | House Furnisher | 97 Nottingham Road |
| Leonard Miles | House Furnisher | 104 Somercotes Hill |
| Carpenter | ||
| H Stead | Carpenter | Quarry Road |
| Frank Weightman | Carpenter | 113 Somercotes Hill |
| Isaiah Willgoose | Carpenter & Joiner | Somercotes Hill |
| Medical | ||
| Neilson Angus Cameron | M.B.Chb L'pool, Physcn.& Surgn. | Somercotes ,Leabrooks Road |
| Mrs Winifred Cameron | M.B. Ch.B L'pool,Physcn. & Surgn. | Somercotes , Leabrooks Road |
| W.J.E.Phillips | M.B. B.Ch M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond. Physcn. & Surgn. |
Leabrooks Road |
| Harry Hague | Chemist | 54 Leabrooks Road |
| Jn.Fra. Hitchcock | Chemist | 74 Nottingham Road |
| G.S.Roylance | Dentist ( Attend By Appointment ) | 11 Quarry Road |
| Haigh Edwin Thorp | Q.R.M.N.A.Ch. Chiropodist ( Attend By Appointment ) |
12 Victoria Street |
| Miss Helen Keating | District Nurse | Braemar Sleet Moor Lane |
| Hairdresser | ||
| Mrs Emmie Godber | Hairdresser | Somercotes Hill |
| Alex Smalley | Hairdresser | 26 Leabrooks Road |
| Lawrence Waters | Ladies Hairdresser | 55 Nottingham Road |
| Wireless Dealer | ||
| Wm.Gibson | Wireless Dealer | 9 High Street |
| E.Frank Mycroft | Wireless Dealer | Langley House Langley Avenue |
| Bernard Saint | Wireless Dealer | Somercotes Hill |
| Radio Metrics (Nottingham) Ltd | Wireless Engineers | Nottingham Road |
| Insurance Agent | ||
| Sidney Greaves | Insurance Agent | 69 Leamoor Avenue |
| George Wm. Hodges | Insurance Agent | 59 Nottingham Road |
| Ernest Wall | Insurance Agent | The Laurels Leamoor Avenue |
| Boot Repair | ||
| Fred Holmes | Boot Repair | Leabrooks Road |
| David Wass | Boot Repair | Somercotes Hill |
| Newsagent | ||
| Jn Howarth | Newsagent | 98 Somercotes Hill |
| Albert Morris | Newsagent | 61 Nottingham Road |
| Banks | ||
| Midlands Bank Ltd | Sub-Branch From Alfreton Open Monday 10am to 1pm |
Nottingham Road Head Office, Poultryb, London EC2 |
| Westminster Bank Ltd. | Sub Branch From Alfreton Open Thur 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 2pm to 3pm |
Nottingham Road. Head Office, 41 Lothbury, London. EC2 |
| Ripley Provident Industrial & Co Operative Society Limited |
Somercotes Hill, Lower Somercotes & Sleet Moor Lane |
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| Somercotes & District Permanent Land Investment Society Ltd |
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| Other Business | ||
| A George Beastall (Propr ) | Premier Electric Theatre | Nottingham Road |
| T Dennis (Manager) | Somercotes Empire Ollerton Picture Ltd | Nottingham Road |
| C.E.Pegg (Manager) | Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co. Ltd | Birchwood Lane |
| Arthur Riley | Photographer | 8 Langley Avenue |
| Henry Miller | Bookbinder | Quarry Road |
| Jn Wilfred Spencer | Hardware Dealer | Nottingham Road |
| Arthur Tarlton | Boot Maker | 58 Nottingham Road |
| A.J. Taylor Ltd | Corn & Flour Merchants | Nottingham Road |
| Wm Arthur Taylor | Florist | 48 Quarry Road |
| Wm Fredk. Taylor | Plumber | Leabrooks Road |
| Edgar White | Watch Maker | 57 Nottingham Road |
| George Baldwin | Water Waste Inspector | Leabrooks |
| Wm Dawes & Sons | Blacksmith | 8 Victoria Street |
| Derbyshire Building Society | Building Society | |
| Boys School , Junior School | Schools | Nottingham Road |
| George Edwards & Sons Ltd | Hosiery Manufactors | Quarry Road |
| Holmes Stanley Field | Optician | Glen Dair, Leabrooks |
| Jn.Frogg | Carter | 80 Quarry Road |
| S Gibson (Proprietor) | Wm.Gibson Ironmonger | 99 Nottingham Road |
| A Goodband | Firewood Dealer | Leabrooks Road |
| Jsph Hollingworth & Son | ||
| H.E.Cuncliffe( Propieator) | Curriers & Leather Merchants | Mayfield Leather Works |
| Hunters | The Teaman Ltd | Somercotes Hill |
| Miss F Gladys Meadows | Teacher Of Music | Lower Somercotes |