Cheers & Hopley - Chester

[chesters]

Does anyone know how I can find out the first name of the Cheers that started the Cheers & Hopley Chemist, Northgate street, Chester in about 1888.

Thanks for any help

[sem73]

Hi there

According to A2A http://www.a2a.org.uk
 the following is held at Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Chester......


CHEERS AND HOPLEY, CHEMISTS, 6 NORTHGATE STREET.
Catalogue Ref. CR 154

The first chemist business at these premises was established by Thomas Lloyd and John Grindley in 1817 and Lloyd and Grindley are listed in the 1840 directory. The directory for 1878 lists Grindley only and in 1891 Samuel Cheers and John Henry Hopley took over the business in partnership. In 1939 it became a limited company and in 1973 the business was taken over by Owen Owen Ltd,  and the shop in Northgate Steet was closed in 1979.

Hope this helps!!

Sarah