Katesgrove Bakery - Reading

[MaccaAddison]

Hello

I am trying to find out a little more information about my great Grandfather's (George Evans) Bakery - Katesgrove Bakery (Orchard Street / Mundesley Street in Reading. He was still there Oct 1902 as I have located an advertisement he placed for a vacancy. But by 1911 he had moved to Addison Road, Reading.

Trying to find when he left there and move to Addison Road. Is there somewhere i can look - directory of trades or land registry etc.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks

Mark

[HarryW]

If you are local to Reading - a trip to Reading Library to look through their Kellys directories will give you the answer.

Harry

[MaccaAddison]

Hi HarryW

Regrettably I don't live in Reading, I'm based in the Midlands now.

Is the directory online?

Many thanks

Mark

[HarryW]

There seem to be some on Ancestry, but a quick look suggests there are none for Reading.  You could always enquire of Reading Library whether they have a search service.

Harry

[tonepad]

If you Google - kelly's directory reading berkshire

Some are available from different sites
Here are two:

http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/167107/

https://www.berkshirestories.org.uk/archive/berkshire-directories/kellys-directory-of-reading/kellys-directory-of-reading-1917


Tony

[Capetown]

From the Public Members Tree on Ancestry and looking at the 1911 census - there seems quite a gap between the children of George & Alice EVANS

1911 Census

George - 40
Alice - 40  (4 children born alive, 4 living)
Sydney - 17
Winnie - 14
Connie - 2
Ernest - 1

Constance Eleanor EVANS - born 1908
Ernest Norman EVANS - born 1909


Their birth certificates should give the parents residence.

[Capetown]

Googling:  British Newspapers on line (don't subscribe - so just a brief outline of the article)

You can view 3 pages free when you register...

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Reading Evening Post

Friday 19 November 1971

(appears to have a photograph) and can make out....

The Evans bakery at the junction of Street and Oita Street.  It was taken about 80 years ago.

Eighty years ago Ernest EVANS' father, George, baked his bread in a coke oven and sold it from his Katesgrove shop.  Today his son.  David... carries on....

[MaccaAddison]

Thanks Harry

There seem to be some on Ancestry, but a quick look suggests there are none for Reading.  You could always enquire of Reading Library whether they have a search service.

Harry

[MaccaAddison]

Some useful links thanks Capetown

Googling:  British Newspapers on line (don't subscribe - so just a brief outline of the article)

You can view 3 pages free when you register...

----

Reading Evening Post

Friday 19 November 1971

(appears to have a photograph) and can make out....

The Evans bakery at the junction of Street and Oita Street.  It was taken about 80 years ago.

Eighty years ago Ernest EVANS' father, George, baked his bread in a coke oven and sold it from his Katesgrove shop.  Today his son.  David... carries on....