WITHAM, COMMERCIAL AREAS (NEWLAND STREET ONLY) IN 1995 and 1996
Survey carried out by Janet Gyford in early 1995, with update January 1996
Other posts have similar surveys for 1969, 1979, 1984, 1989, and from 2000 onwards.
This particular survey was mainly carried out to establish the exact names of the shops etc. so that they could be quoted correctly in Witham 1500-1700: Making a Living. Of particular concern was getting apostrophe ‘s’ in the right place at the ends of the names. Titles quoted exactly are put in quotation marks.
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 | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
4 Guithavon Street (old building behind 68 Newland Street, recently refurbished, ground floor; empty above) | Takeaway | “Crumbs” | ‘Sandwich bar’, takeaway |
8 Guithavon Street, (may not be 8; new building north side, west of no. 4) | Shop | “Russell’s Music” [by January 1996, changed to “Candyrose”] | Musical instruments [by January 1996, changed to children’s clothes?] |
3 Newland Street (east end, ground floor) | Shop | “Kempco” | Office Supplies |
3 Newland Street (west end, ground floor) | Takeaway | “Fresh Fry” | Takeaway, fried food |
3 Newland Street (first floor, entrance west end) | Salons | ‘”Jeannas” Hair Design; “Sweenys” the Barbers | Hairdressing |
5 Newland Street (east end) | Shop | “The Children’s Society” | Second hand goods |
5 Newland Street (upstairs, door between P and P and Stoffer) | Salon | ??? | Hairdressing |
5 Newland Street (between P and P and Post Office) | Shop | “Lloyds Chemist” | Chemists and dispensary |
5 Newland Street, Old Post Office, main building | Empty (sorting office behind, with rear access) | --- | --- |
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” | 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; access at rear is 5 Collins Lane) | Office | “Witham Letting Services” | Property Letting Agency |
11 Newland Street | Restaurant | “Starburger” | Restaurant |
11 Newland Street (first floor: access at rear is 3 Collins Lane) | Salon? | “Witham Health and Beauty Centre” | Salon? |
13 Newland Street | Shop | “Michelle” (Countryfresh closed April 1990) | “Floral Design” |
29 Newland Street | Shop [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “49p and 99 p” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Miscellaneous [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
31 Newland Street | Shop | “Health Foods” | Health food and remedies |
33 Newland Street | Building society | “Woolwich Building Society” (since 1990, moved from 9) | Building society |
35 Newland Street | Shop | “Woolworths” | Miscellaneous |
37 Newland Street | Shop (and entrance to Grove Centre) | “Greenwoods” | Menswear |
Newland Street, White Hart (no number) | Public house and hotel | White Hart | Public house and hotel |
39-41 Newland Street (39 Newland Street, 41 Newland Street) | Shop | “Gallants” | Outdoor clothing, camping, etc. |
43 Newland Street | Betting office | “Coral” | Betting office |
45 Newland Street | Shop | “Homestyle by Fads” | Decorating goods etc. |
47-49 Newland Street (47 Newland Street, 49 Newland Street) | Public house and hotel | Spread Eagle | Public house and hotel |
51 Newland Street | Shop | “Sue Ryder shop” | Charity shop |
53 Newland Street | Office [by January 1996, changed to being estate agent] | “Anglia Motor Insurance” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] “Spicer McColl”] | Motor insurance [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
53a Newland Street (first floor) | Office [by January 1996, not there] | “Roy Belsham” [by January 1996, not there] | Architect [by January 1996, not there] |
53b Newland Street (first floor) | Office | “Balch and Balch” | Chartered surveyor |
55 Newland Street | Bank | “TSB Bank” | Bank |
57 Newland Street | Bank | “Midland Bank” | Bank |
59 Newland Street | Bank | “Barclays Bank plc” | 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. |
63b Newland Street (west end, under filled-in arch) | Shop | R.S.P.C.A. | Miscellaneous |
63 Newland Street (west end, main premises) | Shop | “Mondy” | Ironmongers, hardware |
63a Newland Street (east end of 63) | Shop | “The Metson Partnership” [by January 1996, changed to “Picturesque”] | Estate agents [by January 1996, changed to photographic and processing services] |
65 Newland Street | Office | “Bawtree and Sons” | Solicitors |
67a Newland Street (east of 67b) (part of 67 Newland Street) | Empty | (formerly “Bristol and West Building Society”) | --- |
67b Newland Street (west of 67a) (part of 67 Newland Street) | Estate agent | “Woolwich Property Services” | Estate agent |
83 Newland Street | Empty | (formerly “E.T.Gilbert (bakers) Ltd”) | --- |
85 Newland Street | Empty | (formerly “E.King and Son (jewellery) | --- |
87-89 Newland Street (87 Newland Street, 89 Newland Street) | Office | “F.H.Bright and Son” | Solicitors |
91 Newland Street | Empty [by January 1996, changed to office] | (formerly Braintree and Witham Times office; soon to be incorporated into F.H.Bright with 87-89) [by January 1996, changed to part of F.H.Bright] | Empty [by January 1996, changed to part of solicitors] |
93 Newland Street | Estate agent and Building society [by January 1996, changed to just estate agent] | “Abbotts”, with “N & P Building Society” (combined office) [by January 1996, changed to just Abbotts] | Estate agent and building society [by January 1996, changed to just estate agent] |
95 Newland Street | Bank | National Westminster Bank | Bank |
99 Newland Street | Bank | “Lloyds Bank” | Bank |
101 Newland Street | Restaurant | “Witham’s Authentic Indian Take-away” [by January 1996, changed to “Dhaka Brasserie”] | Restaurant, Indian |
103 Newland Street | Travel agent | “The Co-op Travel” | Travel agent |
103-105 Newland Street 113 Newland Street (103 Newland Street, 105 Newland Street, 113 Newland Street) | Department store | Co-op | Department store |
115 Newland Street | Shop | “Art Framers of Witham” | Cards, pictures and picture framing |
117 Newland Street | Takeaway | “The Witham House” | ‘Chinese food to Take away’ |
119 Newland Street | Empty | (previously Witham Town Council who are now at 61) | --- |
121 Newland Street | Office | “jdr (Insurance Brokers) Ltd.”, “jdr (Financial Services) Ltd.” | Insurance and finance |
123 Newland Street (up alley) (main building) | Office and studio | Paragraph Graphics | Design |
125 Newland Street (written on door at left side of 127, on way up to 123) | Empty | (being refurbished) | --- |
127 Newland Street (the Gables) | Empty [by January 1996, changed to part of surgery] | (being refurbished) [by January 1996, changed to part of surgery] | [by January 1996, changed to part of doctors’ surgery] |
129 Newland Street | Surgery | Doctor’s surgery | Doctors’ surgery |
131-135 Newland Street (in yard) (131 Newland Street, 133 Newland Street, 135 Newland Street) | ??? | --- | ??? |
137-139 Newland Street (137 Newland Street, 139 Newland Street) | Betting office [by January 1996, changed to two premises, one betting office and one formerly a shop] | “Chase Racing” [by January 1996, changed to “Chase Racing” (probably 137) and empty (probably 139) (formerly Specialist wine merchants)] | Betting office [by January 1996, changed to two premises, one betting office and one formerly a shop] |
141 Newland Street | Surgery | Dental Surgery (J.P.E.Goold et al.) | Dental surgery |
143-147 Newland Street (143 Newland Street, 145 Newland Street, 147 Newland Street) | Empty site; buildings demolished | (143 was formerly Poseurs, clothes) | --- |
149-151 Newland Street (149 Newland Street, 151 Newland Street) | Shop | Motormania | Car accessories |
153 Newland Street, The Swan | Public house | The Swan | Public house |
155-157 Newland Street | Workshop | “Ginetta House” | ? whether still used |
2 Newland Street, Newbury House | House | --- | Residential |
4 Newland Street, Avenue House | House | --- | Residential |
6 Newland Street | Surgery | “Paul F.Duvoisin” | Dental surgery |
8 Newland Street | House | --- | Residential |
10 Newland Street | House | --- | Residential |
12 Newland Street (part) | Office | “Malcolm G.Smith” | ‘Insurance Consultants’ |
14 Newland Street (at rear) | House | --- | Residential |
16 Newland Street, Roslyn House | Office | “J.Rothschild” | Insurance |
18 Newland Street | Library | Witham Library | Library |
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 | “Ritz” [by January 1996, changed to Blockbuster] | Video hire |
30 Newland Street | Shop | “Pollards” | Clothes |
32 Newland Street | Travel agent | “Witham Travel Limited” | Travel agent |
34 Newland Street | Shop | “GK’s Motor Factors” | Car accessories |
36 Newland Street | Public house | The George | Public house |
38 Newland Street | Shop | “Eastern Electricity” | Electrical goods and payment centre |
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” | Dry cleaning |
50 Newland Street | Shop | “Martin” | ‘The Newsagent’, sweets, etc. |
52 Newland Street | Shop [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “Foster Brothers” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Men’s clothing [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
54 Newland Street | Optician [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “Harrison and Stanley” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Optician [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
56 Newland Street | Shop | “Olivers Shoes” | Shoes |
58a Newland Street (i.e. east end of 58) (part of 58 Newland Street) (part of original building) | Estate agent | “Bairstow Eves” | Estate agent |
58 Newland Street (i.e. west end of 58) (part of 58 Newland Street) (part of original building) | Shop [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “M.R.Specials” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Miscellaneous [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
60 Newland Street (has ‘60’ on it) | Shop | “Howards Fashions | Clothes |
62 Newland Street | Shop | “Emmelle” | Sports goods |
64 Newland Street | Shop | “Radio Rentals” | Television sales and hire |
66b Newland Street (i.e. east end of 66) (part of 66 Newland Street) | Funeral service | “Bakers Funeral Service” | Funeral service |
66 Newland Street (i.e. west end of 66, ground floor) | Estate agent [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “Jonathans” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Estate agent [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
68 Newland Street | Empty | (formerly Keith Prowse, travel) | --- |
70 Newland Street | Shop and post office | “Martin” “Witham Post Office” | Newsagent, confectioner etc. |
72 Newland Street | Travel agent | “John Hilary” [by January 1996, changed to “A.Mays”] | Travel agent |
74-76 Newland Street (74 Newland Street, 76 Newland Street) | Shop [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “Rumbelows” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Electrical goods [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
78 Newland Street | Funeral service | “Richards” | Funeral service |
78c Newland Street (west of 78) (part of 78 Newland Street) | Shop | “Michelle” | Florist |
80 Newland Street | Shop | “Mellons” | Wallpaper and decorating |
82-84 Newland Street (82 Newland Street, 84 Newland Street) | Shop | “Coopers” | Drapery, haberdashery etc. |
86 Newland Street | Shop | Celebration Cake Arts | Cake decoration accessories etc. |
88 Newland Street | Shop | L.Holt (Butchers) Ltd. | ‘Butcher and Fishmongers, Poultry, Game’ |
Newland Street (between 88 and 90) | Church | United Reformed Church | Church |
90-92 Newland Street (90 Newland Street, 92 Newland Street) | Shop | “Byford and Son” | Furniture, china, etc. |
94 Newland Street | Salon | “Silhouette du Barry” | Hairdressers |
96 Newland Street (ground) | Building society | Anglia Building Society | Building society |
98 Newland Street (ground) (part) | Estate agent | “Nationwide” | Building Society |
98 Newland Street (ground) (part) | Shop | “Hospice Shop” | Second-hand goods |
100 Newland Street | Hotel [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Batsford Court Hotel [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Hotel [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
104 Newland Street | Shop [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | “Witham Video” [by January 1996, changed to being empty] | Video hire [by January 1996, changed to being empty] |
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 (Sylvia Saunders till June 1998) | Books |
124 Newland Street | Shop | “Pharmacy” | Chemist and pharmacy |
126-128 Newland Street (126 Newland Street, 128 Newland Street) | Empty | (formerly E.G.Coates, electrical goods) | --- |
130 Newland Street (including former forge) | Public house | The Crotchet | Public house |
132 Newland Street | Shop [by January 1996, also takeaway round corner in Mill Lane] | “A.J.M.Glass”, “Witham Glass Centre” [by January 1996, also Tommy Tucker round corner in Mill Lane] | Glass [by January 1996, also fast food takeaway round corner in Mill Lane] |