Spalding, The Crescent and Station Steet

[DCB]

The present  17 The Crescent is called 'Love & Sew' and can be seen on Google Street View:-
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sus/

The buildings weren't there on this earlier map:-
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18.6&lat=52.78607&lon=-0.15208&layers=168&b=1

David

[cordley]

Yes, I think this supports my thoughts that 17 The Crescent as my grandfather's Tailor & Outfitters shop from the 1920's, into the 1930's was not in The Crescent as we now know it today. 

A notice of 1921 says he is taking over the business of G T Hurn in 1921 'at the Crescent'. (George Thomas)
An ad of 1922 and 1923  says A1 Crescent
An ad of 1926 gives address of 17 The Crescent "through the Hole in Wall Passage"
An ad of 1933 gives his address as 17 Station Street  "near the Regent theatre".  A photo of the Theatre shows it on Sheep Market, and gives its address as Sheep Market.
An ad of 1938 just shows The Crescent.

1955 is the first (I could find) of his address as 14 The Crescent - now a hairdressers opposite the end of Priory Road.

So it looks as if he moved his business between 1938 and 1955. 

I would love to find out when that move took place and when he started trading at 14 The Crescent, just opposite Priory Road.  Did he close down in the intervening period, or continue trading??

Pam