WITHAM, COMMERCIAL AREAS IN 2000 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS
Survey carried out by Janet Gyford on 1 January 2000, with some follow up in the week or two afterwards
Also added to later when places changed hands.
Other posts in the Places category have similar surveys for 1969, 1979, 1984, 1989, and 1995-6.
Some residential property is included as well if it is intermingled with commercial property
In many cases, where there is an address combining several numbers (e.g. 23-27), the individual addresses are written out afterwards in brackets. This is so that a search for one of the individual addresses might find it. This has not been done for long series of residential numbers.
For the same reason, addresses with a, b etc. in the number have the main number in brackets afterwards, e.g. 5a Newland Street (part of 5 Newland Street).
Address | Description if any | Title, names etc. | Occupation |
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Braintree Road (west side south of no.1, at entrance to Thompson’s Yard) | Small cabin, waiting room and booking office | Crusader Cabs | Taxi hire |
Braintree Road, Thompsons Yard (part) | Shop and showrooms, several buildings | Ramsden Mills | Carpet showrooms and sales |
Braintree Road, Thompsons Yard (part) | Workshop, two-storey, a little way in on left | Ashcroft Woodworking | Carpentry, joinery |
13 Braintree Road | House, formerly shop | --- | Residential |
49 Braintree Road, Cullen Mill (part)* | Surgery | Brookend Veterinary Surgery | Veterinary surgery |
49 Braintree Road, Cullen Mill (part)* | Training Centre | Witham Technology Centre | Training in information technology, use of computers etc. |
49 Braintree Road, Cullen Mill (part)* | Office | Fleetwrite | ??? |
49 Braintree Road, Cullen Mill (part)* | Office | Essex Probation Service and Essex Family Centre | Probation and community work |
49 Braintree Road, Cullen Mill (part)* | Workshop | Brennan Build Ltd. | ‘Joinery workhsop’ |
Braintree Road (east side, south end, corner of Albert Road) | Shop (old bus shelter) | Fantastic Flowers (closed 2002; opened in Sept after a time as ‘Get it Fresh’, bagels etc.) | Flower shop |
10 Braintree Road | House, formerly shop | --- | Residential |
Braintree Road (former Crittall’s site; C closed Sept. 1990 and demol. 1992)) | Supermarket | Safeway | Supermarket |
13 Bridge Street (site of 13-21) | Public house | Morning Star (closed late 2001) | Public house |
27a Bridge Street (part of 27 Bridge Street) | Shop | Blushing Brides | Bridal wear |
29 Bridge Street | Offices | St.George’s House Business Centre (estab 1988, moved away 1 Auf 2005 to 66 Newland st) | Miscellaneous offices |
59-67 Bridge Street (Faragon Terrace) | Houses | --- | --- |
69 onwards, Bridge Street | Club and bar | R.A.F.A. club | Club and bar |
Bridge Street | Sports centre and pool | Bramston Sports Centre | Sports centre and pool |
Bridge Street, Bridge Court (formerly no. 2) | Houses | --- | --- |
30 Bridge Street (also including site of 32) | Motorcycle sales | Bridge Street Motorcyles | Motorcycles, sSales and MOT testing |
30a Bridge Street (between 30 and 38) (part of 30 Bridge Street) | Office | Bike It | ‘Motorcycle training’ |
1-7 Chipping Hill (1 Chipping Hill, 3 Chipping Hill, 5 Chipping Hill, 7 Chipping Hill) | Rebuilt as flats since 1989 | Templemeads | Residential |
55 Chipping Hill | Shop | Hollyhocks | Gifts |
55a Chipping Hill (part of 55 Chipping Hill) | House | --- | Residential |
2 Chipping Hill | Public house | The Albert | Public house |
18 Chipping Hill | Forge and house | Witham Forge (Melvin Baker) | ‘Blacksmith’ |
18A Chipping Hill (formerly part of 18, this number from sale catalogue May 2003) | House, joined to forge house | Residential | |
20 Chipping Hill | House, right side of brick pair. | Residential | |
22 Chipping Hill | House, left side of brick pair. | Residential | |
24 Chipping Hill (formerly 22 Chipping Hill, new number noticed May 2003) | House, large, also backing onto Church Street | Residential | |
26 Chipping Hill. (formerly no number in Chipping Hill, though was once 1-3 Church Street. New number noticed May 2003) | House, large, backing onto Church Street, adjoining Churchyard. | Mole End | Residential |
28 Chipping Hill (formerly 26-30 Chipping Hill, new number from sale catalogue May 2003) | House formerly three, left of churchyard gate, facing green. | Residential | |
Chipping Hill, Old Vicarage | House | Old Vicarage | Residential |
7 Church Street | Public house | The Woolpack | Public house |
9 Church Street (part) (number assumed) | Bungalow | --- | Residential |
Church Street, (between 9 and 11) | Disused Quaker burial ground | --- | Disused Quaker burial ground |
41a Church Street (part of 41 Church Street) | House (former shop) | --- | --- |
Church Street (north of 53) | Church | Assemblies of God: Bethel chapel. | Church |
Church Street (south of 71) | Entrance to Chipping Dell | --- | --- |
2 Church Street | Public house | White Horse | Public house |
4 Church Street, Oakville | House | --- | Residential |
6 Church Street | House | --- | Residential |
8 Church Street | Shop | Geoff King | Electrical goods and repairs |
10 Church Street | Takeaway | H.G.Stibbs and son (in fact not longer Stibbs but this is still on fascia) | Takeaway (fish and fried food) |
12 Church Street | Salon | Blades | Hairdressing (ladies) |
14 Church Street | Shop | A.W.Sutton and Son (Alan). Closed c.June 2001. Re-opened as fishing tackle shop, ‘Angling Essentials’ (moved here from 16). | Video hire, confectionery |
16 Church Street | Shop | E.and J.Tackle. Closed c.June 2001. Re-opened as ‘Angling Essentials at 14. In early 2002 an unnamed shop opened here apparently dealing in tools of some sort (e.g. Triton make). | Fishing tackle |
22 Church Street | House | --- | Residential |
24 Church Street | House | --- | Residential |
26 Church Street | House | --- | Residential |
28-40 Church Street | House | Known as ‘Charity Row’. Former workhouse. On plaque in plaster has date ‘1714’ and initials ‘TW FR SN WS’ (probably Thomas Woodgate, Francis Raven, churchwardens, Samuel Newton, William Skinner, overseers). | Residential |
40a, b and c Church Street (40a Church Street 40b Church Street, 40c Church Street (north of 40) (part of 40 Church Street) | Houses | --- | Residential |
48 Church Street | House | --- | Residential |
56 Church Street (behind) | Plumber’s yard and showroom | Keith Brown (builder and plumber), with Witham Interiors. Closed during 2001 due to Keith’s ill health. | Builders’ yard and showroom |
7 Coach House Way (at rear) | Shop and workshop | D.J.Cycles (closed by 2002) Witnet Internet café opened 2005. | Cycle shop and repairs |
7 or 8 8 Coach House Way (at front) | Shop | No 8 Planters (closed by mid 2003. By then was Original Cut barber and called no. 7)) | Flowers |
9 Coach House Way | Office | Kings Park Office Supplies (‘Wheeler Kitle Partnership by mid 2003) | Office Supplies |
10 Coach House Way (probably) (at rear or above) | Grooming parlour | Grooming parlour | ‘Grooming parlour’ (pets) |
10 Coach House Way (probably) (part) | Shop | Lo Cost Domestics (empty by mid 2003 and probably earlier) | Electrical goods |
11 Coach House Way (formerly 58b Newland Street, part of 58 Newland Street)) | Workshop | Witham Upholsterers | Upholstery workshop |
1 Collingwood Road | Salon | Trimmers | Hairdressing |
1a Collingwood Road, Woodland House (above) (part of 1 Collingwood Road) | Office ? Door between 3 and 3A, to upstairs | ??? | ??? |
3 Collingwood Road | Shop | Ladbrokes | Betting office |
3a Collingwood Road (part of 3 Collingwood Road) | Takeaway | Essex Fast Food. Changed to Mega Fast Food by 2006 | ‘Kebabs, Burgers, Chicken’. Takeaway |
5 Collingwood Road | Takeaway | Spice Venue (just bought out Little India, previous occupant) | Takeaway, Indian |
7 Collingwood Road (part), Lockram Villas (part) | Office | Ian Smith and Co. | ‘Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors’ |
7 Collingwood Road (part), Lockram Villas (part) | Clinic | Anthony B.Wuyts | ‘Hypnotherapist’ |
9 Collingwood Road, Lockram Villas (part) | House or office ? | --- | --- |
11-13 Collingwood Road (11 Collingwood Road, 13 Collingwood Road) | Car park, (market on Saturday) | --- | --- |
15 Collingwood Road | Flats, sheltered accommodation | Collingwood Noel-Pelly House | Residential |
23 Collingwood Road | House | The Manse | Msnse, residence of U. R. C. minister |
Collingwood Road | Two new houses (semis) | ||
57-59 Collingwood Road | Two houses, semi-detached (IC 1827) | ||
61-63 Collingwood Road | Two buildings, semi-detached; 63 is clinic (1851) | At 63, Collingwood Osteopathic Clinic (Peter Jarvis) | |
65-67 Collingwood Road | Two houses, semi-detached (1851) (Millfield Terrace) | Osteopath | |
69 Collingwood Road | Office and meeting hall | Witham Labour Party Hall | Political party, constituency HQ |
71 Collingwood Road, Sherbourne House | Office | Essex North and South Valuation Tribunals | Valuation office |
Collingwood Road, formerly site of no. 2 Collingwood Road | Houses (built 1999) | Ben Sainty Court | Residential |
4-10 Collingwood Road (4 Collingwood Road, 6 Collingwood Road, 8 Collingwood Road, 10 Collingwood Road) | Office | North Essex Health Authority | Health authority office |
12 Collingwood Road (south part) | Office | Citizen’s Advice Bureau | Advice office |
12 Collingwood Road (north part) | Hall | Public Hall | Meeting hall |
14 Collingwood Road | Club and bar | Constitutional Club | Club and bar |
16 Collingwood Road | Day nursery | Pelican Place | ‘Private Day Nursery for children 0-5 years’ |
Collingwood Road (esst side, north of no. 16) | Bowls Club, driveway from road | Witham Bowls Club | Bowling green and club |
18 Collingwood Road | House | --- | Residential |
48 Collingwood Road, Warwick House | Office | Selven Group | ‘Human Resource Software Solutions’ |
Collingwood Road (east side, south of Conservative Assoc. office) | Meeting hall | Church House | Meeting Hall |
Collingwood Road, Avenue Lodge (east side, corner of the Avenue) | Office | Braintree Constituency Conservative Association | Political office |
Collins Lane (back of yard) | Demountable office | Holdfast Credit Union Ltd. | Loan agency |
1 Collins Lane (behind 13 Newland Street, and behind first floor of 11 Newland Street and/or 13) | Salon | Headlines | Hairdressing |
3 Collins Lane (first floor of 11 Newland Street and 13 Newland Street) | Salon? | Witham Health and Beauty Centre | Salon? |
5 Collins Lane (first floor of 9 Newland Street, entrance from rear) | Office | Witham Letting Services (moved to 11 Penhaligon Court, Guithavon Street, mid 2001) | Property letting agency |
Cressing Road | Public house | Cherry Tree | Public house |
1 Easton Road | Workshop and office | J.B.Slythe | ‘Monumental masons established for over a century’ |
1 Freebornes Court | Office | Witham Area Office Braintree District Council) and Community Information Centre (all councils) | Local government office, meeting room, information etc. |
2 Freebornes Court (ground floor) | Office | Kenneth Beavis | ‘Solicitors’ |
2 Freebornes Court | Office (first floor) | Balch and Balch | ‘Chartered Surveyors’ |
3 Freebornes Court | Office | Social Service Supplies (new office; previously with depot in Stepfield) | Office supplies |
4 Freebornes Court | Office (first floor) | Bruynzeel Multipanel (UK) Ltd. | Plywood production |
5 Freebornes Court, Barmine House | Office | Key Industrial. Barmine Ltd. (names on same board) | Recruitment ? |
6 Freebornes Court | Office | RCHL (Essex) (to let sign on part) | ??? |
7 Freebornes Court (part) | Office | Kort Propulsion | Propellers |
7 Freebornes Court (part) | Office | Causeway Machinery Ltd., Francom Ltd. (names on same board) | Machinery |
8 Freebornes Court | Office | Best | Computer Training |
9 Freebornes Court | Office (empty) | --- | --- |
1 Grove Shopping Centre* | Supermarket | Tesco | Supermarket |
2 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 1)* | Shop | Sevenoaks | ‘Sound and vision’, hi-fi equipment |
3 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 1a)* | Shop | QS. By mid 2005 was Osiana, florist | Clothes |
4 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 2)* | Empty shop | (formerly Porterhouse Meats) Osians florists opened early 2003. | --- |
5 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 3)* | Restaurant | Old London Pie and Mash Shop | Restaurant |
6 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 4)* | Shop | Imperial Cancer Research Fund By 2005 was Specsavers opticians | Charity shop |
7 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 5)* | Shop | Intersport | Sports clothing |
8 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 6)* | Shop | Toys Plus Moved to Newlands precinct mid 2005, empty. Became ‘Best Buy’ in December 2006. | Toys, stationery, etc. |
9 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 7)* | Empty shop (has advertising and photo-booths) | In c 2002, Zest hairdressers opened. By 2004 Oatas Stationery shop | --- |
10 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 8)* | Shop | Richards. Changed soon after to Burton men’s clothing. | Ladies’ clothing |
11 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 8a)* | Shop | Adams | Children’s clothing |
12 Grove Shopping Centre (old maltiings) (unit 9)* | Shop | Superdrug | Chemist |
12a Grove Shopping Centre (formerly no. 13 Grove Shopping Centre) (unit 9a)* | Shop | Clinton cards | Greetings cards |
14 Grove Shopping Centre (unit K1)* | Shoe repairs | While-U-Wait | Shoe repairs and key cutting |
15 Grove Shopping Centre (unit K2)* | Empty shop | (was Big! By Brian until recently). MEB Electronics opened soon after. | Clothes |
16 Grove Shopping Centre (unit K3)* | Shop | Primetime | Clothes |
17 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 10)* | Travel agent | Travel Choice, by 2005 called First Choice | Travel agent |
17a Grove Shopping Centre* | Office (first floor, over 17) | Grove Shopping Centre, management office | Shopping centre management |
18 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 11)* | Shop | Select Retail | Clothes |
19 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 12)* | Opticians | Boots Opticians | Optician |
20 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 13)* | Shop | Clarks Shoes | Shoes |
21 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 14)* | Empty shop | (was Clarkes stationers, toys etc. until recently). Birthdays and Thorntons, cards and chocolate, opened soon after. | --- |
22 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 15)* | Shop | Mackays | Clothing |
23 Grove Shopping Centre (unit 16)* | Shop | E.Bixby and Co. | Jeweller |
1 Guithavon Street (ground floor) | Takeaway | Mama Dells Pizzas [moved out end of Sept 2002 when lease ran out, to go into 67A Newland Street with refurbished Café Aroma] Mario’s Pizza opened 2005. Pepper’s kebab’s as well, 2006 | Takeaway, pizzas |
1 Guithavon Street (first floor) | Restaurant | Empty, was previously, since c. 1992, Rolling Pins who moved to Bakers Snacks, 67a Newland Street, during 1999. Then Rolling Pins moved back here during 2000. Then R. P closed 21 Sept 2002 when lease ran out. Empty again till 2 July 2004 when Leamey’s ‘Grillin‘n’Chillin’ opened, food 8 till 4.30 Mon to Sat, 8 till 3 Sundays. | --- |
1 Guithavon Street (part, leanto on back) | Waiting room and booking office | Knights Taxis | Taxi hire |
Guithavon Street, Guithavon House (built 1989-90, south side, west of no. 1) | Office | Barclays Business Centre | Banking. ‘Corporate Management Suite’ (from phone book). |
3-9 Guithavon Street, Dickens House (3 Guithavon Street, 5 Guithavon Street, 7 Guithavon Street, 9 Guithavon Street) | Office | Baverstock | ‘Chartered Accountants’ |
11 Guithavon Street | Office | Mid Essex Community and Mental Health NHS Trust | National Health Service Trust |
13 Guithavon Street, Spencer House | Office | Redmalt Consultancy | ‘Graphic Design’ |
15 Guithavon Street | Salon and clinic | Benissimo | ‘Beauty Salon and Figure Toning’ |
17 Guithavon Street | Waiting room and booking office | Beacon Cab Co. | Taxi hire |
19 Guithavon Street, Colne House | Office | Conway Fielden Gough | Accountants |
21-37 Guithavon Street | Houses | --- | -- |
39-49 Guithavon Street | Church | Methodist Church | Methodist Church |
Guithavon Street (south side, between 49 and 51) | Hall (old church) | Methodist Church hall | Meeting hall |
51 Guithavon Street | House (set back) | --- | Residential |
53 Guithavon Street | Flats, sheltered accommodation | Mill Vale Lodge | Residential |
Guithavon Street (south side, near corner of Mill Lane) | Public house | The Crown | Public house |
Guithavon Street (south side, corner of Mill Lane (old fire station) | Storage? | --- | Storage? |
4 Guithavon Street (old building behind 68 Newland Street, recently refurbished, ground floor; empty above) | Takeaway | Crumbs [Bar Isis at 68 Newland Street, opened September 2001, included basement of 4 Guithavon Street. Basement renamed to Fu Bar about August 2002 and Azzuro by 2006 | ‘Sandwich bar’, takeaway |
6 Guithavon Street, (may not be 8; new building north side, west of no. 4) | Empty | (opened 18 Oct as S and G Computers – shop) Called All Networks by 2006 | --- |
10 Guithavon Street (from phone book) | Witlet by 2006. | Letting agent | |
Guithavon Street, 1 Penhaligon Court | Clinic | Cross Purposes | ‘Physiotherapy Clinic’ |
Guithavon Street, Penhaligon Court (between 1 and 11) | Office | SMB Changed to Adam Gillespie gym by 2006 | ‘Brickwork Contractor’ |
Guithavon Street, 11 Penhaligon Court | Office | Grotech (Witham Lettings Services moved into here mid 2001, from 5 Collins Lane, Wit Let moved to 10 Guithavon Street by 2006) Absorbed in Penhaligon Dental Centre by 2006 | ‘Lights, nutrients, hydrosystems’ |
Guithavon Street, Penhaligon Court (between 11 and 17) | Clinic | Penhaligon Dental Centre | Dental surgery |
Guithavon Street, 17 Penhaligon Court | Shop | A Change of A Dress (closed summer 2002, moved to 27 Maldon Road) Escape Hair Sanctuary by 2006 | Second hand clothes |
Guithavon Street, 18 Penhaligon Court | Office | SMB | ‘Brickwork Contractor’ |
Guithavon Street (east side, north of Newlands Drive, including 6-12) (6 Guithavon Street, 8 Guithavon Street, 10 Guithavon Street, 12 Guithavon Street) | Car park | --- | Car park |
Guithavon Street (north side, west of car park) | Church | Church of Holy Family and All Saints | Catholic Church |
Guithavon Street (north side, west of church) | House | Presbytery | House of Catholic priest |
14-16 Guithavon Street, Old Parsonage Court (14 Guithavon Street, 16 Guithavon Street) | Houses, including two old buildings (formerly Parsonage and Woodhams)and several new bungalows | --- | Residential |
Guithavon Street, 1-9 Guithavon Court (north side, west of Old Parsonage Court) | Bungalows | --- | Residential |
Guithavon Street, Rex Mott Court (north side, up drive south of Podsbrook) | Flats, sheltered accommodation (Braintree District Council) | Rex Mott Court | Residential |
Guithavon Street, Podsbrook House (north side, corner of Guithavon Valley) | Flats, sheltered accommodation (Witham Housing Assoc.) | Podsbrook House | Residential |
17 Guithavon Valley (part) | Shop and repairs | John Trowles | ‘Showroom and service’. Electrical goods |
17 Guithavon Valley (part) | Shop and repairs | Witham Cycles (run by Trowles) | ‘Everything for cycling’, shop and repairs |
29-31 Guithavon Valley (29 Guithavon Valley, 31 Guithavon Valley) | Houaes (site of old depot) | --- | Residential |
2 Guithavon Valley | Houses | --- | Residential |
4 Guithavon Valley | Surgery | R.J.Hossack | Dental surgery |
6-8 Guithavon Valley (6 Guithavon Valley, 8 Guithavon Valley) | Houses | --- | Residential |
The Old Mill House, Guithavon Valley | Nursery in garden | Old Mill House Garden Nursery (Sheila Bates and Ed Bates) | Plant sales |
Hatfield Road, Bridge | Hospital | Bridge | Hospital, learning difficulties |
Hatfield Road | Fire Station | Fire Station | Fire Station |
Hatfield Road | Ambulance Station | Ambulance station | Ambulance Station |
Hatfield Road, Ivy Chimneys | Empty | --- | --- |
1-3 Lawn Chase (former site of Lawn House) | Houses | --- | Residential |
Lockram Lane (behind 40 Newland Street) | Shop (ground) and studio (first floor) | Starlite Ceramics | Ceramics |
3-5 Maldon Road (3 Maldon Road, 5 Maldon Road) | Site now part of Grove Centre | --- | --- |
7-19 Maldon Road | Shop and yard (shop faces Grove Centre) | Travis Perkins | ‘Timber and Building materials’ |
21-23 Maldon Road (21 Maldon Road, 23 Maldon Road) | Houses | --- | Residential |
25 Maldon Road | Restaurant | Crofters Wine Bar (new ownership July 2002, see BWT 4 July) | Restaurant |
27 Maldon Road | ???, possibly empty | --- (opened as Change of a Dress in summer 2002, moved from 17 Penhaligon Court, Guithavon Street) | --- |
29 Maldon Road (grey brick, wisteria) | House | --- | Residential |
31-35 Maldon Road (31 Maldon Road, 33 Maldon Road, 35 Maldon Road) | Houses | --- | Residential |
37 Maldon Road | Shop | Park Stores | ‘Off Licence Newsagents’ |
39 Maldon Road | Meeting Hall | Masons’ hall (has sign above door – new) | Meeting Hall |
41 Maldon Road | Office | Concept Industries (UK) Ltd. | ??? |
Maldon Road (old school, south of 41) | Youth Centre | Parkside Youth Centre | Youth Centre |
43-75 Maldon Road (formerly Trafalgar Square (43-73) and Nelson House (75) | Roundabout | ? | ? |
Maldon Road (south of old school) | Named houses (three blocks of four, entrance to Elm Cottage between northern two) | --- | Residential |
77 Maldon Road* | Showroom and shop | Daman | Plumbing, kitchen and bathroom equipment and furnishings |
77-83 Maldon Road, Harcog Centre (part)* | Office | Terbals Construction | Building? |
77-83 Maldon Road, Harcog Centre (part)* | Car sales yard | Parkside Motor Company of Witham | Car sales |
77-83 Maldon Road, Harcog Centre, unit 1* | Garage | P.McCulloch | ‘Auto accident repairs’ |
77-83 Maldon Road, Harcog Centre, unit 2* | Garage | Motor Maintenance | ‘Specialist car repairs’ |
77-83 Maldon Road, Harcog Centre units 3 and 4* | Garage | M.Bailey | ‘MOT Testing’ and ‘car service’ |
Maldon Road (south of 77-83) | Service station | Save | Petrol filling station and car wash |
Maldon Road, Central Buildings (behind 39 Newland Street) (first floor?) | Office | Barnard Fitch Ltd. | ‘Security Systems’ |
Maldon Road, Central Buildings (behind 39 Newland Street) (second floor) | Office | HDS Group | Recruitment Services |
2d Maldon Road (south of Central Buildings) (don’t use number) (part of 2 Maldon Road) | Shoe repairs (closed summer 2000) | J.Hollick and Son (closed 2000, and replaced by Essex County Amateur Golf Union) | Shoe repairs |
2c Maldon Road (south of Hollick) (part of 2 Maldon Road) | Takeaway | Empire House | ‘Chinese food to take away’ |
Maldon Road (south of 2c) (probably part of 2 Maldon Road) | Electricity substation | --- | Electricity substation |
Maldon Road (south of substation) (probably 2b Maldon Road) | Salon | Max Headroom | Hairdressing |
Maldon Road (south of Max Headroom) (probably 2a Maldon Road) | Takeaway | Bakish | ‘Tandoori and Balti House Takeaway’, Indian |
2 Maldon Road (north of Chapel House) (ground floor) | Surgery | Mr.Nils Folbirk | Orthodontics |
2 Maldon Road (north of Chapel House) (first floor) | Office | The Boys Brigade, 2nd Witham | Youth group |
2b Maldon Road, Chapel House (old Baptist chapel, south of 2) | Care centre | Ashbourne Homes | ‘Care Centre’ |
4 Maldon Road | House? (former shop) | --- | Residential? |
6-18 Maldon Road | Rear entrance to Spread Eagle | --- | --- |
20 Maldon Road, Freeland House | Salon | Bernards | ‘Ladies and Gentleman’s Hairdressing’ |
22-28 Maldon Road, Crispin House | Office | Key Personnel | Recruitment |
30 Maldon Road | Surgery | Witham Dental Health Centre, Miss J.E.McCahon | Dental surgery |
36-38 Maldon Road | Houses | --- | Residential |
40-48 Maldon Road | Vacant site (formerly scout hut) | --- | --- |
50 Maldon Road | New house | --- | Residential |
52 Maldon Road | House | --- | Residential |
54 Maldon Road, Park Lodge (south of park entrance) (formerly Park Cottage?) | House | --- | Residential |
Maltings Lane, Denholm Court (former maltings) | Flats and houses | --- | Residential |
Mill Lane, north of 21 | Empty site (former tannery) | --- | --- |
Mill Lane, (north of former tannery) | Bowling green (newish) | --- | Bowling green |
Mill Lane (east side, south end, Street, next to 132 Newland Street) | Takeaway | Tommy Tuckers | Takeaway, fried food |
2-8 Mill Lane (2 Mill Lane, 4 Mill Lane, 6 Mill Lane, 8 Mill Lane) | Showroom and sales | Mill Lane Stores | ‘Furniture, Antique and Modern, bought and sold’. |
10-12 Mill Lane (site of) (10 Mill Lane, 12 Mill Lane) | Houses (new) | --- | Residential |
32 Mill Lane (former Beehive) | House | --- | |
34 Mill Lane | House | --- | |
52 Mill Lane | Part of Hollybank estate of bungalows | --- | Residential |
54-70 Mill Lane | Flats | Bramston View | Residential |
Moat Farm Chase (west side, site of old Moat farm) | Houses | Chase House and one unnamed | Residential |
Moat Farm Chase (east side, site of old Moat farm outbuildings) | Houses | ‘Moat farm’ (not in fact) and Timbers | Residential |
1-2 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Dorothy Perkins | Ladies’ clothes |
3 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Meat Inn | Butcher |
4 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Travel agent | Going Places | Travel agent |
5 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Catalogue Savers. Closed 4 August 2001. Catseye clothes shop opened immediately afterwards but closed Feb 2002. Cardfair, greetings card shop, opened c. June 2002, closed summer 2005 | Clothes etc. |
6 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop | West wear, clothes shop, opened 2001. Closing down Feb 2002. Then empty till conversion started c Feb 2003 By May 2003 had become part of New Look, clothes shop, with 7 and 8. | --- |
7 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop (formerly Victoria Wine, closed 1998) | Empty till conversion started c Feb 2003. By May 2003 had become part of New Look, clothes shop, with 6 and 8. | --- |
8 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Impressions. Closed end of 2002. Then empty till conversion started c Feb 2003. By May 2003 had become part of New Look, clothes shop, with 6 and 7. | Clothing |
9-15 Newlands Shopping Centre (ground)* | Shop | Iceland | Frozen and other food |
9-15 Newlands Shopping Centre, Pantile House (first floor)* | Office | Friends Provident | Life assurance etc. |
16 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Restaurant and takeaway | Ria | Restaurant and takeaway, Chinese |
17 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop | Empty. Lunn Poly travel soon after. Then Thomson travel by mid 2005 | --- |
18 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop (Essex Shoe Repairs closed 1999) | Empty. Farmfoods, frozen food, opened c December 2002 (and at 19-20) | --- |
19-20 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop. | Empty. Farmfoods, frozen food, opened c December 2002 (and at 18) | --- |
21 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop, formerly bikes ant toys and before that Shelley clothes | Became Feathers hairdressers in 2005 | --- |
22-24 Newlands Shopping Centre (ground floor)* | Shop | Peacocks | Clothes |
22-24 Newlands Shopping Centre (Broseley House, first floor)* | ??? (possibly part of shop?, or possibly empty) | Peacocks? | ?part of shop, or empty office |
27 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Kempco | Office accessories, stationery, photocopying etc. |
28 Newland Shopping Centre* | Shop | Oxfam | Charity shop |
29 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Orfords (moved from 30-31 in October 1991) | Hardware, china etc. |
30 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Empty shop | ` | --- |
31-32 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Building society | Halifax | Building society |
33 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Freestons | Fruit and vegetables |
34 Newland Shopping Centre* | Shop | Index. Catalogue store. Closed Summer 2005. Opened as Simkins jewellers October 2006. | ‘The Catalogue Shop’ |
35 Newlands Shopping Centre* | Shop | Paws | ‘Pet and Garden Supplies’ |
Newland Street, Newlands House (first floor, entrance behind 50 Newland Street) | Office | Maunsell | ‘International Consulting Engineers’ |
Newland Street (esst of no. 1) | Police Station | Police Station | Police Station |
1 Newland Street | Office blocks | Marsh (took over Sedgwick, 1999) | Insurance |
3 Newland Street (east end, ground floor) | Empty shop | Empty at time of survey. Then became Breadsticks café soon after. Then by March 2003 was ‘Asian Inn: Oriental Fast Food’ | --- |
3 Newland Street (west end, ground floor) | Takeaway | Fish’n’Chicken | Takeaway, fried food |
3 Newland Street (first floor, entrance west end) | Salons | Jeanna’s Hair Design; Sweeny’s the Barbers (also above at east end at some time and by March 2003, Millenium Volunteers’ | Hairdressing |
5 Newland Street (east end) | Office | Job Centre | ‘Employment service’ |
5 Newland Street (upstairs, door between Jobcentre and Lloyds) | Salon | Cutz (Became Apollo hairdressers probably late 2001) | Hairdressing |
5 Newland Street (between Jobcentre and Old Post Office) | Shop | Lloyds Pharmacy | Chemists and dispensary |
5 Newland Street, Old Post Office, main building | Empty | --- | --- |
5 Newland Street, Old Post Office, west end | Office | Royal Mail Enquiry Office | Mail collection and enquiries |
5 Newland Street, High House | Restaurant | Lian | Restaurant, Chinese |
5a Newland Street (east of 5b) (part of 5 Newland Street) | Shop | Belson and Sons | Optometrists |
5b Newland Street (between 5a and Red Lion) (part of 5 Newland Street) | Office | Tudor Employment Agency (Prime Time Recruitment by Mch 2003) | Recruitment |
7 Newland Street | Public house | Red Lion | Public house |
9 Newland Street (ground floor) | Shop | Reids (Woolwich moved from here to 33 in 1990) | ‘Sandwiches’, takeaway |
9 Newland Street (first floor), see 5 Collins Lane | --- | --- | --- |
11 Newland Street (see also 1 and 3 Collins Lane) | Restaurant | Starexpress. Changed to Poppin’s Restaurant 2005, and to Rizzi’s Café Bar 2006. | Restaurant |
13 Newland Street (see also 1 and 3 Collins Lane) | Shop | Michelle (Countryfresh closed April 1990) | ‘Floral Design’ |
29 Newland Street | Empty shop | Empty till c March 2006. Then taken by Brien Saunders, estate agents. | --- |
31 Newland Street | Shop | Healthy Living | Health food and remedies |
33 Newland Street | Building society | Woolwich (since 1990, moved from 9) | Building society |
35 Newland Street | Shop | Woolworth | Miscellaneous |
37 Newland Street | Shop (and entrance to Grove Centre) | Greenwood | Menswear |
Newland Street, White Hart (no number) | Public house and hotel | White Hart | Public house and hotel |
39 Newland Street | Shop | Ideal Fones (new 1998 or 1999) (Gallant closed 1998 or 1999) | Mobile phones |
41 Newland Street (back adjoins Maldon Road) | Shop | Rag, Tag and Bobtail (new 1999) (Gallant closed 1998 or 1999) | Haberdashery |
43 Newland Street | Betting office | Coral | Betting office |
45 Newland Street | Shop | “Homestyle by Fads” Closed 21 June 2003 Re-opened c Nov 2004 as general gift shop etc, called ‘Fabs’ by January 2005. | Decorating goods etc. |
47-49 Newland Street (47 Newland Street, 49 Newland Street) | Public house and hotel | Spread Eagle, renamed Elements in July 2007 | Public house and hotel |
51 Newland Street | Shop | Sue Ryder | Charity shop |
53 Newland Street | Office | David Howard and Company | ‘Licensed Conveyancers and Specialist Commissioners for Oaths. Property Lawyers’ |
55 Newland Street | Bank | Lloyds TSB | Bank |
57 Newland Street | Bank | HSBC (changed from Midland, 1999) | Bank |
59 Newland Street | Bank | Barclays | Bank |
61 Newland Street | Office and meeting room | Town Hall (Witham Town Council). Tourist information (ground floor front) | Local government office, meeting rooms, information, etc. |
63 Newland Street (east end, under filled-in arch) | Shop | Witham Saddlery | Saddles, horse equipment, etc. |
63 Newland Street (west end, main premises) | Shop | Mondy | Ironmongers, hardware |
63a Newland Street (east end of 63) | Shop | Picturesque | ‘Photographic and processing services’ |
65 Newland Street | Office | Bawtree and Sons | Solicitors |
67a Newland Street (east of 67b) (part of 67 Newland Street) | Restaurant | Bakers Snacks (moved here 1999 from 1 Guithavon Street). Changed name to ‘Café Aroma’ early 2001. Refurbished September 2002 and in Oct Mama Dell Pizza take away moved in as well as Aroma; Mama Dell hitherto having been at 1 Guithavon Street on ground floor. | Restaurant |
67b Newland Street (west of 67a) (part of 67 Newland Street) | Estate agent | Haart | ‘Estate agents and mortgage brokers’ |
83 Newland Street | Shop | Country Cottage Flowers (closed 2001, empty for a while, then Michael D’Arcy, estate agent about April 2002)n | Flowers |
85 Newland Street | Shop | The Jewellery Store (Co-op) | ‘Watchmakers, jewellers, goldsmiths’ |
87-91 Newland Street (87 Newland Street, 89 Newland Street, 91 Newland Street) | Office | F.H.Bright and Sons (Braintree and Witham Times closed at 91 in March 1994 and Bright took over some time after) | Solicitors |
93 Newland Street | Estate agent | Abbotts | Estate agent |
95 Newland Street | Bank | National Westminster Bank | Bank |
Yard (97 Newland Street) | Old buildings, former commercial garage. Buildings all demolished August 2004. | ||
99 Newland Street | Bank | Lloyds TSB | Bank |
101 Newland Street | Restaurant | Dhaka Brasserie. Changed August 2006 to Indian Ocean. | Restaurant, Indian |
103-105 Newland Street (103 Newland Street, 105 Newland Street) | Shop | Homemaker, the Co-op. [From April 2003, including Electronix at 103, moved from 111 in April 2003] | Furniture and bank |
111 Newland Street (new numbering ; previously 113) | Shop (Electronix moved to part of 103-105 in April 2003 and 111 was empty. Then 111 opened in October 2003 as Farleigh Hospice furniture shop | Electronix, the Co-op | Electrical goods |
113 Newland Street (new numbering ; part of former 115) | Empty shop (became Tan Stand, tanning shop, during 2000) | (formerly Artframers) | --- |
115 Newland Street (only part of former 115, which now includes 113 also) | Funeral service | Co-operative Funeral Services | Funeral service |
117 Newland Street | Takeaway | Witham House | ‘Chinese food to Take away’ |
119 Newland Street (entrance at rear) | Office | ACG Publications. Greenlight Publishing | Publishing |
121 Newland Street | Office | jdr (Insurance Brokers) Ltd. jdr (Financial Services) Ltd. | Insurance and finance |
123 Newland Street (up alley) (main building) | Office | Advance Digital Graphics | Copying etc. |
123 Newland Street (up alley) (part, on right) | Office | Premier Design | Design |
125 Newland Street | House or part of surgery ? | --- | Residential or part of surgery? |
127-129 Newland Street (127 Newland Street, 129 Newland Street) | Surgery. Extended to 127 (and 125?) in 1994. Has dates ‘1742, 1760, 1946, 1972, 1994’ on side, near public entrance | Fern House Surgery (Doctors R.Grew; B.R.Gough; E.Teverson; D.E.Beatty; A.T.Hore, J.P.Hopcroft; R.T.Summers) | Doctors’ surgery |
131-135 Newland Street (in yard) (131 Newland Street, 133 Newland Street, 135 Newland Street) | Empty, derelict | --- | --- |
137 Newland Street | Betting office | Ladbrokes | Betting office |
139 Newland Street | Empty shop | --- | --- |
141 Newland Street | Surgery | Dental Surgery (G.K.M.Robinson; N.J.Pomfret; M.A.Duncan; Mrs.Anne Goold; J.P.E.Goold) | Dental surgery |
143-147 Newland Street (143 Newland Street, 145 Newland Street, 147 Newland Street) | Barnfield Place, houses (new 1998 or 1999) | --- | Residential |
149-151 Newland Street (149 Newland Street, 151 Newland Street) | Shop | Motormania | ‘Motor Store’, car accessories |
153 Newland Street, The Swan | Public house | The Swan | Public house |
155-157 Newland Street (155 Newland Street, 157 Newland Street) | Offices | Coles Office Products Ltd. | Office equipment |
Newland Street (north side, east corner of Avenue Road) | House, formerly Roman Catholic church) | --- | Residential |
Newland Street (north side, west corner of Avenue Road) | Car sales and service | Grove Garage, Markham and Smith | Car sales and service |
Newland Street (north side, west of Grove Garage) | Shop | Motormania | Car accessories |
Newland Street (north side, west of Motormania) | Car service (new building?) | Kwik Fit | Car service |
Newland Street, Iceni House (north side, west of Kwik Fit) | Office | Inland Revenue Enquiry Centre | Tax office |
Newland Street (north side, west of Iceni House) | Meeting hall | Royal British Legion Hall. Used as Baptist church since c.1999 (house church for two years previous to that) | Meeting hall |
Newland Street (north side, east corner of The Avenue) | Car sales and service | Glovers Motors | Car sales and service |
2 Newland Street, Newbury House | House | --- | Residential |
4 Newland Street, Avenue House | House | --- | Residential |
6 Newland Street | Surgery | Paul Duvoisin | Dental surgery |
8 Newland Street | House | --- | Residential |
10 Newland Street | House | --- | Residential |
12 Newland Street | Office | Malcolm G.Smith | ‘Insurance Consultants’ |
14 Newland Street (at rear) | House | --- | Residential |
16 Newland Street, Roslyn House | Office | J.Rothschild | ‘Assurance’ |
18 Newland Street | Library | Witham Library | Library |
18 Newland Street (first floor, part) | Office | Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Braintree sub-district | Registrar |
18 Newland Street (first floor, part) | Office | Careers Centre | Careers advice |
20 Newland Street, Tiptree Villa | House | --- | Residential |
22-26 Newland Street (22 Newland Street, 24 Newland Street, 26 Newland Street) | Houses | --- | Residential |
28 Newland Street | Shop | Blockbuster | Video hire |
30 Newland Street | Takeaway | Favorite Chicken and Ribs | Takeaway |
32 Newland Street | Travel agent | Mayflower Travel (closed in 2001). ‘Witham Express Dry Cleaners’ opened April 2002. | Travel agent |
34 Newland Street | Shop | GK’s | ‘Motoring and Leisure Store’, motor accessories and cycles |
36 Newland Street | Public house | The George | Public house |
38 Newland Street | Restaurant and takeaway | Wimpy | Restaurant and takeaway |
40 Newland Street | Shop | Lisa Marie | Ladies’ clothes |
42-44 Newland Street (42 Newland Street, 44 Newland Street) | Shop | Boots | Chemist and pharmacy |
46 Newland Street | Shop | Celebrations | ‘Cards for all occasions’ |
48 Newland Street | Shop | Sketchley. Closed December 2004. | Dry cleaning |
50 Newland Street | Shop | Martins | ‘The Newsagent’, sweets, etc. |
52 Newland Street | Shop | Bakers Oven | Bread and cakes |
54 Newland Street | Empty shop (formerly Boots opticians, then briefly Bookstore in 1998) | [September 2001, incorporated with 52 Newland Street into Bakers Oven, as restaurant; two properties linked)] | --- |
56 Newland Street | Shop | Olivers. Closed 2005. To open as Subway sandwich shop Sept 2005. | Shoes |
58a Newland Street (i.e. east end of 58) (part of 58 Newland Street) | Estate agent | Bairstow Eves | Estate agent |
58 Newland Street (i.e. west end of 58) | Travel agent | Travelcare (Co-op) | Travel agent |
60 Newland Street | Shop | Children’s Society. Closed Feb 2005. | Charity shop |
62 Newland Street | Estate agent | Spicer McColl | Estate agent |
64 Newland Street | Shop | Spend and Save Closed soon after and empty for time. Opened as Fenn Wright estate agents 1 March 2002 | ‘Discount stores’, food etc. |
66b Newland Street (i.e. east end of 66) (part of 66 Newland Street) | Funeral service | Bakers | Funeral service |
66 Newland Street (first floor) | Empty office | St George’s business centre moved here from Bridge St Aug 2005 | --- |
66 Newland Street (i.e. west end of 66, ground floor) | Estate agent | Allen Estates | Estate agent |
68 Newland Street | Empty building including shop (rebuilt 1999) | Empty at first. Then opened as Bar Isis, bar, games, etc., September 2001, together with basement behind, under 4 Guithavon Street. In November 2002 renamed Sayer’s Bar. Latter lost licence Oct 2004 (bad behaviour and opening too late). Italian restaurant said to be due to open autumn 2005 | --- |
70 Newland Street | Shop and post office | Witham Post Office. Martins (by February 2001, being run down to transfer trade and Post Office to 74-76). After gradual move, leaving just the Post Office, the Post Office itself closed 19 July 2001, and re-opened 23rd at 74-76. After this no. 70 was empty. Re-opened September 2004 as ‘Discount Warehouse’, assorted hardware, toys, stationery etc. | Post Office and general store, food, newsagent etc. |
72 Newland Street | Travel agent | Thomas Cook | Travel agent |
72a Newland Street (between 72 and 74) (part of 72 Newland Street) (notice calls it Langley House in 2001) | Office, empty ? | (Became Flower Works, flower shop, in 2003) | --- |
74-76 Newland Street (74 Newland Street, 76 Newland Street) | Shop | Alldays (by February 2001, being changed to include Post Office from no. 70, and became called McColl before May 2001). After gradual move of general business from no. 70, the Post Office itself closed at the latter on 19 July 2001 and re-opened here at 74-76 on 23rd July. 2001. | General store, food, newsagent etc. |
78 Newland Street | Funeral service | Richards | Funeral service |
80 Newland Street | Shop | Mellons | ‘Wallcovering centre’ |
82 Newland Street | Shop | Witham Art and Framing Centre (formerly Coopers haberdashery etc. which in 1999 reduced to this site from 82-84 and then closed) Art and Framing shut for long time in 2004 because of dry rot found when Medina Villas being refurbished – re-opened Dec 2004) | Cards, pictures, framing |
84 Newland Street (front) | Shop | Unwins (shop formerly part of Coopers; see 82) Closed 2006 and replaced by ‘the local’ | ‘Wine Merchants’, off-licence |
84 Newland Street (back, part) | Shop | Pica Print | ‘Print and copy shop’ |
84 Newland Street (back, part) | Shop | P.J.‘s Furniture | ‘Used furniture’ |
86 Newland Street | Shop | Celebration Cake Arts. Closed December 2004 Re-opened Jan/Feb 2005 as ‘Personalise’ (buy stuff and they’ll put your name on it) | Cake decoration accessories etc. |
88 Newland Street | Shop | L.Holt (Butchers) Ltd. | ‘Butcher and Fishmongers, Poultry, Game’ |
88 Newland Street (above) | Office | J.Priest | ‘Represented at Lloyds’ – Insurance? |
88 Newland Street (above) | Office | Aeroconsult International | ??? |
Newland Street (between 88 and 90) | Church | United Reformed Church, including ‘The Centre’ | Church and community centre |
90-92 Newland Street (90 Newland Street, 92 Newland Street) | Shop | Byfords | ‘Furnishers’, furniture, china, etc. |
94 Newland Street | Salon | Silhouette du Barry | Hairdressers |
96 Newland Street | Building society | Nationwide | Building society |
98 Newland Street (ground floor) | Shop | Hospice shop | Charity shop |
98 Newland Street (first floor) | Office | Bell and Howe | Solicitors |
98 Newland Street (second floor) | Office | Prime Appointments | Recruitment |
100 Newland Street | Batsford Court Hotel (empty) – opened as Wetherspoons 2003. | --- | --- |
104 Newland Street | Salon | Alan’s; Kitty Louise | Hairdressing |
106 Newland Street | Office | R.Pipe | Insurance |
102-116 Newland Street, Newland Court (east of no. 118) | Flats, sheltered accommodation | Newland Court | Residential |
118-120 Newland Street (118 Newland Street, 120 Newland Street) | Shop | Highway Bookshop (Liz Edwards and Trevor Naylor since June 1998) Closed 22 April 2006 and reverted to part of house. | Books |
124 Newland Street | Shop | Borno | ‘Dispensing chemist’ |
126 Newland Street | Empty, being refurbished | --- | --- |
128 Newland Street | Shop | Four Seasons | Ornaments etc. (run by health trust for people with learning difficulties) |
130 Newland Street (including former forge) | Public house | The Crotchet (renamed Sir Norman Jarmyn’s late 2000) | Public house |
132 Newland Street | Shop | A.J.M. Glass, Witham Glass Centre | Glass |
14 St. Nicholas Close | Empty shop | (was R.and D.Gayner (Roland and Dorothy) newsagent and general store) until February 1998, then Mr and Mrs A.Nawab until sometime in 1999, then some new people who closed down late 1999) | --- |
15 St. Nicholas Close | Takeaway | Mandarin House | ‘Chinese Food to Take Away. |
15b St. Nicholas Close (part of 15 St. Nicholas Close) | Salon | Barnet Fair | ‘Ladies and Gents Hairdressers’. |
The Barn, White Horse Lane (behind the Albert) | Office | Manders and Shaw | ‘Quantity surveyors’ |
Stefre House, White Horse Lane | Office | Witham Family Centre | Community centre |
Wilson House, White Horse Lane | Office | David Wilson Homes (Home Counties) Ltd. | Building, estates |
White Horse Lane (behind Wilson House) | Workshops | Flight Timber Products Ltd. | Joinery etc. |