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In 1928 the Bollington Wesleyan Bazaar published a Recipe and Quotation Book. This was designed to promote, in particular, Bollington retailers, and to raise funds for the Wesleyan Methodist church in Wellington Road. Here is a list of the historic Bollington shops mentioned in the book. The individual pages of the book can be seen here. This page primarily lists the shops of Bollington, but also some of the services traders. Where possible a date is shown after each entry to indicate when the business was trading. This is a date for which we have evidence. They may, of course, have been in business in the decades before and after the date shown. |
Adlington Road
| 2 | … Drabble | Grocer (1970s) |
| 14 | A Cooke | Coach & Car Hire (1920s) (Advert) |
| 20 | E Cook | Confectionery & Groceries (1920s) (Advert) |
Albert Road
| 1 | Macclesfield Equitable Provident Society Ltd | (Co-op) Groceries and general store – pictured above (1920s), closed mid-1960s, demolished, new store built, demolished mid-2010s and replaced by housing (Advert) |
Bollington Cross
| C Goodwin | Cycle Goods, Wireless, Hardware and Ironmongery (1920s) (Advert) |
Bollington Road
| Orchard House | Silcock’s | Grocery, provisions (1960s) |
| Thompson’s | Grocery, provisions (1960s) | |
| Taylor’s | — ditto — [later generation of same family] |
Chancery Lane
| Samuel Unwin | Family Grocer, Tea, Coffee and Provision Merchant |
Church Street
| 40 | Joseph Leigh | Groceries and Provisions |
| Brewery | Parrott & Horsfield | Beer brewers (1870s) |
| Brewery | Thomas Parrott | Beer brewers (1890s) [after death of Horsfield] |
| Brewery | Heaver Brothers | Beer brewers (1900s) |
Grimshaw Lane
| 2 | Lawrence Harry Gregory MPS | Chemist & photographic studio (opened 1949 – 1954) |
| 2 | David Benson MPS | Chemist & Druggist (1954 -1987) |
| 30 | L Billington | Grocer & Confectioner (1920s) (Advert) |
| Margaret Palfreyman | Draper & Haberdasher | |
| William Wetton | Stone suppliers and Stone Mason (1900s) (listed as Greenshaw Lane) |
Hawthorn Road
| A Howe | Joiner & Builder (listed as Glue Sheds Road) (1900s) |
Henshall Road
| 2 | Bollington Milk Bar Ltd. | Café; Lunches, Private Room for Parties; Eldorado Ice Cream |
| G H Hindley | Motor Engineer (1920s) (Advert) |
High Street
| 8, 10, 12 | Joseph Watson & Sons | Grocers (1920s) (Advert) |
| 15 | Arthur Jones | Printer |
| 16 | Fred R Unwin | Groceries (1920s) (Advert) |
| 19 | Lowe’s | Confectionery (1920s) (Advert) |
| 20 | Shrouder & Pickles | General and Fancy Drapers (1920s) (Advert) |
| 32 | Fred Millward | Grocery and Provisions dealer (1920s) (Advert) |
| 42 | S Braddock | Printer |
| 53 | J W Henshaw | Pork & Family Butcher (1920s) (Advert) |
| 59 | J Gleave | Plumber, Glazier, and House Decorator |
| J T Watson | Joiner & Builder (1920s) (Advert) | |
| N Warburton | Butcher (1920s) (Advert) | |
| Walkeleys | Pharmacy | |
| Elsie Hibbert | Confectionary (1970s) |
Kerridge
| J C Pickford | Builder and Contractor (1900s) |
Moss Brow, Lowerhouse
| Alfred Wright | Grocer, off licence |
Moss Lane, Lowerhouse
| 1 | S Unwin | Grocer |
| Whittaker’s | Provisions |
Palmerston Street
| 14 | Burt Bros. | Footware and up-to-date repairs (1920s) (Advert) |
| 15 | J W Longson | General Dealer, Sweets, Tobacco, Cigarettes (1920s) (Advert) |
| 18 | William Jackson | Family Butcher (1920s) (Advert) |
| 29 | H Holt | Music lessons (pianoforte) |
| 29 | A M Holt (Mrs) | Teacher of Singing, Voice Production Etc., Etc. |
| 38 | Ernest Brian | The Modern Pharmacy (1920s) (Advert, Further information) |
| 39 | T Bradley | Hardware and Ironmongery (1920s) (Advert) |
| 40, 42 | E Wainwright | High Class Confectioner (1920s) (Advert) |
| 43 | A Whitehurst | English and Foreign Fruiterer, and Confectioner (1920s) |
| 43 | R Turner | Pork Butcher (1920s) (Advert) |
| 43 | Bryon Holmes | Registered Plumber (1950s) |
| 70 | W H Bird | Teas and Refreshments (1920s) (Advert) |
| 78 | Browns’ | Ladies’ & Gents’ Hairdressers (1920s) |
| 84, 86 | T Warburton & Sons | Sight Testing & Dispensing Opticians (1920s) (Advert), Wireless dealers |
| John Broadhead | Motor Engineer | |
| Empire Cinema | Evans & Whittaker | “His Masters Voice” and Marconi Agents, Empire Radio Depot. [Whittaker ran the cinema so I am presuming this business was run out of the same premises] (Hailwood House today) |
| Turret House | Turret Chocolates (Liqueurs) Ltd. | Liqueur Chocolate manufacturers (1960s) (Hailwood House today) |
| J Herbert Andrew | Pool Bank Pharmacy (1920s) (Advert, Further information) | |
| Walter Lord | — ditto — | |
| C Goodwin | Cycle goods, Wireless, Hardware and Ironmongery (1920s) (Advert) | |
| Macclesfield Equitable Provident Society Ltd | (Co-op) Groceries and general store (1920s) (Advert) | |
| Samuel Heywood | Dealer in Blue & Grey Slate, Ridge Tiles, Chimney Tops, Fire Bricks, Lime Hair, Laths, Nails and Cement | |
| Thomas Morgan | Slater and Tiler to Architectural Designs, and General Property Repairs (1890s) |
Queen Street
| Geo. H Gill Ltd | Bottled Table Waters (1920s) (Advert, Further information) | |
| Ambrose & William Wood | Engineering and Shoeing Smiths, Wheelwrights, Etc. (1910s). Business removed to Ovenhouse Farm in 1990s and the site redeveloped with housing |
Shrigley Road
| 2 | G Bann | Grocer and Provision Dealer (1920s) (Advert) |
| 6 | Joseph Hamson | Plumber, Glazier, Decorator &c. (1920s) (Advert) |
| 6 | Peter Longbottom | Home Decorator, Wallpaper (1960s) |
| 8 | Samuel Wright | Grocer |
| 13, 15 | Richard Wright, later The Exors of Richard Wright |
Grocers & Corn Merchants (1920s) (Advert, Further information) |
| 16 | F G Bannister | Wireless parts, Cycles supplied and repaired, Accumulators charged (1920s) (Advert) |
| 17 | R Bollington | Grocer & Draper (1920s) (Advert) |
Spuley Lane
| The Country Café | Luncheons, Teas, Evening Meals, Wedding and Other Parties; Outside Catering Undertaken (1960s) |
Turner Street
| Bannister Brothers | Designers & Makers of Fine Furniture (1920s) (Advert) |
Water Street
| 14, 16 | H M Ankers | Wholesale & Retail Ironmonger and Mill Furnisher (1920s) Copper, Iron and Tin-plate Worker; Agricultural Implement Agent |
| 39 | Arthur Henson | Fish, Fruit & Poultry Dealer. Fresh cut flowers, Wreaths, Crosses & Bouquets a speciality |
| 69 | R D Orme | Electrician; Fires, Washers, Boilers, Fittings, etc. supplied; All types of Electrical Installations |
| 73, 75 | John T Coe | Sanitary Plumber and Decorator, Gas, Water and Steam Fitter (1900s) |
| 73, 75 | William Coe | — ditto — (1920s) (Advert) |
| 77 | A H Tate | Baker & Confectioner (1920s) (Advert) |
| B Lomas | Fish & Fruit, Fresh flowers (1920s) (Advert) | |
| ? | Hardware (1890s) [290-081] | |
| T Stubbs | Brass and Iron Founder |
Wellington Road
| 13 | Mrs M Barton | Draper (1930s) |
| 16? | H J Ottley | Saddler |
| The Studio | Rhoda Dawson & Eric Whitehurst | Dancing Classes |
| J R Burdin | Motor Body Builder and Wheelwright. Wringing machine rollers fitted! (1920s) (Advert) | |
| Platt’s | Fish & Fresh Fruit (1920s) (Advert) | |
| Edwin Harrison | Monumental Mason (1940s) | |
| The White Gallery | Art gallery, artists’ supplies (1990s) |