34/35 Watergate Grantham

[maggie b]

The butcher's shop in Watergate (34/35) Grantham was owned by the Amos family during the c19; I understand that before it's demolition it might have had the sign Amos & Shepherd outside. Does anyone have a photo of the premise or know where I could obtain a copy?
Thankd Maggie B

[japeflakes]

VERY long shot but anything in this lot? 
www.francisfrith.com/grantham/photos/

[maggie b]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have checked out the website and it's quite frustrating; I believe Watergate was re-named Westgate and there are 2 photos of Westgate taken in 1904.  However, they seem to be taken at no 77 and 22 and so I guess our family shop was somewhere in between! They do however provide a flavour of the area which is interesting.
best wishes
Maggie B

[kath davis]

Maggie

Suggest you try Google maps street view.  I sort of know Grantham so your posting caught my eye. Watergate is what was the old North Road (A1) now by-passed of course.  As I couldn't see any numbers I googled a shop name - Busy B's Bridal - and it happened to be number 35! 
You say Watergate was re-named, and you could be right, but this road is called Watergate, and looks like oldish buildings.  Take a look

Kath

[maggie b]

thanks for the suggestion about Google Maps, I have found "Busy B Bridals" at 35 Watergate. It looks as though this could be the the old butcher's shop, the building looks pretty old
Maggie B

[kath davis]

Maggie
False hopes, I'm afraid. 

On looking at the 1901 census to verify the evidence it looks as if the houses have been re-numbered and 34 was on the opposite (east) side of the road - Mr Shepherd the butcher lived there - which matches your information. 

To confirm this I looked at the west side - nos 1 - 21 and found at number 4 the Black Dog - still there, and could easily have been number 4 - Hoppers of Watergate could be no 1 - there is a big change in the architecture - next to the Black Dog was Whicharle (?) House, and this does look possibly - Piggott & Crone's looks like a 'House'.
Unfortunately the East side has been demolished, as you initially said. 

You could try the Grantham Journal for a photo.
Still I had fun looking - I was married at St Wulframs church!

Kath

[maggie b]

Thanks for all the hard work Kath. St Wulframs looks a lovely church, I hope to visit one day as various members of the Amos family are buried there.
best wishes
Maggie B