COMPLETED, Thankyou. 174 High st, Lincoln.

[Eilleen]

Hi 

 I know you all thought I had gone very quiet about my obsession with Lincoln High street,

BUT....... could someone see who was at 174, High st,           in any of the census
It's next to the pub  ,
 in fact on the right hand side of the pub, if you were going up the High street,  ( South  of the railway line's)

  you will not believe this , I cannot think what the pub is called 

Eilleen.

[linnet27]

Hi Eileen

The pub was the Treaty of Commerce.  I have a 1904 Kellys and the occupant of 174 is Tom Holland, Chemist.

Lynne

[Eilleen]

Lynne.   Thankyou so much for that,   

Eilleen.

[GeoffE]

I've a feeling I only ever went in the Treaty once - possibly in school uniform.  I had needed to pop to the High St at lunchtime, perhaps for passport photo, and I had a swift half in the Treaty - another pub to cross off my list.  Seventeen days after my 18th birthday, I'd done the lot.  I think my mate Malcolm completed the set the previous week.

[Alan7636]

I thought the name Treaty of Commerce rang a bell.

Whilst trawling through the Historical Directories web site today I found in the 1868 Lincolnshire Post Office Directory that my Great x3 uncle, Willit Ball, was listed as the publican of the Treaty of Commerce 175 High Street Lincoln. He later went on to keep a Hotel in Hull

Also in 1868 his brother Philip was a Beer House Keeper in Union Road and until 2 years previously his mother had kept the Strugglers Arms/Inn.

Great boozers by the looks of it the Balls.

Alan

 

[linnet27]

My granddad was a regular at the Royal Oak, which I believe was a few doors down from the Treaty.  Am I right in thinking that the Roadcar Bus Station was originally in a small street off the High Street, somewhere in the same area?  My husband thinks it's my imagination, but I am sure I remember it.

Lynne

[GeoffE]

Yes you're right about the Roadcar - buses entered from the Brayford end.  I think you can see the road here (one way of course) http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.226291&lon=-0.543454&z=19.2&r=0&src=msa

The Royal Oak - I'm fairly sure it became the Lion in the 1960s (perhaps re-opening after an earlier fire - perhaps that's my imagination )

EDIT:  Kelly's Directory 1946

High St
168 Harrison (Photographer)
168a Royal Oak PH
169 Lincolnshire Road Car Co, omnibus station
169 Lion Hotel
170 Ostick (Tobacconist)

167-169 High Street is now Peacocks.  Is that the place that used to be Wilkinsons?  And before that, Lincoln's first supermarket Tesco?  It can be clearly seen on the aerial photo.

[linnet27]

Thanks for that - I thought I was right

I wonder how many Lincoln people have got a family photograph in their collection taken by Harrisons.  I certainly have.

Peacocks was Wilkinsons, but I don't think it was Tesco.  I am fairly sure they were in the large building immediately south of the railway crossing which is now split into two shops.

Lynne

[rosie99]

Hi Eilleen

According to the 1861 Post Office Trade Directory it was my family John Hastings who had a Tailors business at 174 - the census for 1861 says he was living at 170 High Street which you very kindly took me a photo of    I wonder if the Trade directory was right?

Rosie