Trevor D
Claybrooke Leics |
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Thu 15th Aug 2024 12:25pm
I hope someone can help me find out about two shops on Cross Cheaping which I believe were demolished in about 1938.
The adjoining shops and living accommodation above were owned by the Marc Smith Educational Charity, which was founded in 1814.
The Charity built the School in Claybrooke, south Leicestershire, just a mile or so across the border from Warwickshire. The property was gifted to the charity by a businessman called Marc Smith, who was originally from London.
I'm originally from Coventry, but now I live in Claybrooke and I'm Chair of the Marc Smith Charity.
I can't find out anything about the property in our records, but I understand that the shops were compulsorily purchased by the City Council and demolished to make way for the city centre redevelopment.
Compensation was paid and this funded the grants we give to local schools and clothing grants we give to parents of children going up to senior schools in the area. The largest grants we give are to school leavers from this area going on to further education or apprenticeships, etc.
I would love to fill in the missing bits of our history, perhaps someone on this site knows about the redevelopment of Cross Cheaping, Maybe there's even a photograph of the property?
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Thu 15th Aug 2024 2:29pm
Hi Trevor, welcome to the forum
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Annewiggy
Tamworth |
3 of 7
Thu 15th Aug 2024 4:10pm
You may have seen this Trevor and probably not much help, but it does give a name of an occupant Benjamin Twycross, but sadly he died before we can find him in the census. This was from a book on Google books, Reports from the commissioner 1839
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Thu 15th Aug 2024 5:28pm
Well as usual you're a genius Anne
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Thu 15th Aug 2024 5:41pm
If I've got the right building it would be the third building from the right occupied by St Clair. Based on the front it was refaced or rebuilt early to mid 1800s.
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rocksolid
Bristol |
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Thu 15th Aug 2024 6:57pm
The shop occupied by St Clair would be number 58, number 59, from memory of other photos of the time and occupied by Modern Wallpapers, was a much wider, grander and taller building next to the Royal Vaults and seems to be the one referred to as Hampton House.
Hoping this helps.
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Helen F
Warrington |
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Thu 15th Aug 2024 7:13pm
Spot on rocksolid
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