Buxton’s Stores, Cleveland Street 1953

Staff: June Walker, ??, Sid Buxton, Sid’s Mother, Miss Burns, Vi Russel

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Celebrates the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
The 1881 Census shows number 6 Cleveland Street to be a "Lock up Shop"- not inhabited.
The 1901 census shows a James Buxton a Boarder, Single, 25yr, Grocer Shopkeeper on own account,
iving and working at the premises.
The head of the household was Mrs Eliza Spence a 57 year old widow.
Her son Albert 25, was a Butcher, Shop Keeper on own account, brother Arthur 24, a Butcher Journeyman.
Newspapers were being delivered to the Buxton’s, in 1942 their weekly bill was 2 shillings and 8 pence.
Local customers would knock on the door, long after closing time, asking for various items.
How things have changed!
This shop was later Hintons then Brown’s Butchers.
It was demolished along with the east side of Cleveland Street around 1978/9 to be replaced by modern houses.

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