View of shop fronts, High Street, Guildford, England.
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| In collection: | O'Dea Photograph Collection |
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1936.
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| Notes: | Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/7588866862/ Physical description: 1 photograph more |
Very exciting this morning, Flickroonies - we're venturing onto English soil!
This is an early O'Dea photograph from 1936, allegedly taken in Swedford, England. On a very cursory search, Swedford certainly wasn't leaping off the Google page, but we knew that Mr O'Dea took photos around Guildford...
eyelightfilms was first out of the traps on this one, locating Henekeys at no. 58, and Carling, Gill & Carling at 59 & 60 High Street in Guildford, Surrey.
Date: 1936
NLI Ref.: ODEA 3/87
Tags:
Bicycles, Cars, Shops, Swedford, England, Hughes, Carling, Gill & Carling Limited, Carling, Gill, Lighting Engineers, MX 3427, Henekeys Ltd., Henekeys, Henekey, Inn, Pub, Hotel, Cobblestones, James P. O'Dea, 1936, 1930s, Thirties, Bikes, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, Ironmongers, Heating Engineers, Bay Windows, National Library of Ireland, O'Dea Photograph Collection
Comments
heady school
CARLING, GILL & CARLING were at 59 & 60 High St. Guildford.
In 1842 Thomas Gill took over Thomas Trimmer’s business (which was originally established in 1795). By 1895 the firm had become known as Carling, Gill & Carling. Like many ironmongers, the business sold a vast range of goods, such as household items and agricultural equipment. It was also contracting as gas and water engineers, tinsmiths and whitesmiths and even bell hangers. They had several premises in Guildford as well as a branch in Godalming later on.
The company went into liquidation in 1937.
Also, evidence here of a Henekeys at 58 High St. Guildford.
Posted: 17.07.2012
Conor1970
www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/GetRecord/SHCOL_1645
Carling Gill and Carling Ironmongers & Heating Engineers Company of Guildford?
Posted: 17.07.2012
_Harry Lime_
I just looked at the same thing Niall!
The bay window looks to have been "mock Tudorised" since this photo was taken
Posted: 17.07.2012
Gerry Ward
Carling, Gil & Carling were at 59 & 60 High Street, Guilford. They were wound up on 31 Mar 1937. In 1921 the Guildford & District Club moved out of 58 High Street and the premises were taken over by Henekeys.
Posted: 17.07.2012
robinparkes
@shanekillen Me too! I'd just got it on Google. At least I found it in Surrey history. Receipted bills of Carling, Gill and Carling, Ironmongers and Heating Engineers [of 59-60 High Street and 47 North Street] Guildford.
Posted: 17.07.2012
DannyM8
@13073434@N03 @shanekillen You have to be up early and have your porridge well digested to beat the Master @gnmcauley
Posted: 17.07.2012
Peter Denton
Yes, definitely Guildford High Street - just look at the hill and the cobbles! And let's pinpoint it even more... according to Exploring Surrey's Past and Guildford Institute, Henekeys Wine Rooms were at 58 High Street.
Incidentally, I know Surrey pretty well, and can confidently say there's no such place as Swedford.
Posted: 17.07.2012
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Thanks a million, everyone! And @gnmcauley that sounds like the Flickr version of dance instructions: Arch, arch, rectangle, rectangle, big bay! :)
Will add to the map asap. I'm perusing the Irish Builder re date for Stevenson’s building for Steen & Milliken in the Irish Builder...
Posted: 17.07.2012
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
@peterdenton That's excellent, because a few of the photos say Swedford. But I can't change the catalogue info until we have an alternate location, so I'll put them up on here so we can find out exactly where they are rather than in mythical Swedford...
Posted: 17.07.2012
eugato
É um patrimonio que deviamos preservar.
Posted: 17.07.2012
Guildford Ghost
This Guildford author and tour guide (and castle custodian) confirms the above! Nice shot. There's been quite some changes since then.
Posted: 18.07.2012
Clayson UK
Time Trip !
Posted: 18.07.2012
blackpoolbeach
@66151649@N02/
Price-Hughes & Co, Solicitors, 60 High Street, telephone Guildford 320.
1935 phone directory from Ancestry
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Posted: 19.07.2012
mambo1935
good photo!
Posted: 22.07.2012
KestrelSprite
Nobody seems interested in the two cars - what make and model are they? There's a flickr group "What car is this?" at www.flickr.com/groups/2532629@N20/ that might be able to help identify these mystery vehicles.
Posted: 04.03.2014
Road-hog123
I did a Google search and came up with the suggestion that the second car, HX 3427, appears be a Morris, possibly a Morris 10/4, see: Link, however I'd seen similar cars labelled differently, see Link, which is labelled as a Morris 6... I'm not a car expert in any way, so I could be totally wrong!
Posted: 26.03.2014
heady school
I was in Guildford yesterday and passed this spot.
Henekeys is now an outlet of "Claire's Accessories", purveyors of tacky costume jewellery and other nicknacks.
Posted: 12.07.2015
