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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. This page began as a list of the historic Bollington shops mentioned in the book. The individual pages of the book can be seen here. However the page has been expanded to include services traders and businesses. 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) |
| Lowerhouse Mill | Samuel Greg Jnr | Cotton spinning (1832 on) |
| Lowerhouse Mill | Henry & Leigh Slater Ltd | Paper & Card coaters from 1920 Since 2020 merged to become Amalgamated Paper Mills Later became Associated Paper Mills |
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 |
| Higher Mills | Radions Ltd | Radio Valves, manufacture and repair |
| Higher Mills | Neaves | Felt Hat makers |
| Brewery, Higher Mills |
Parrott & Horsfield | Beer brewers (1870s) |
| Brewery, Higher Mills |
Thomas Parrott | Beer brewers (1890s) [after death of Horsfield] |
| Brewery, Higher Mills |
Heaver Brothers | Beer brewers (1900s) |
| Higher Mills | Ind Coope | Beer Bottlers (1920s-1931) |
| Higher Mills | Shrigley Dyers | Dyeing & Finishing of Knitted Fabrics (1947 advert) |
| Lower Mill | Various companies Martin Swindells II |
19thC Cotton spinning and other cotton processing |
| Lower Mill | Henry & Leigh Slater | 1875 paper coating mill |
| Lower Mill | Tullis Russell | Later 20thC paper coating mill (postage stamp paper a speciality) |
Clarence Road
| Clarence Mill | George Swindells & Son Ltd | Members of Fine Spinners & Doublers Limited (1947 advert) |
| Clarence Mill | Various | Late 20thC on mill divided for multiple businesses |
| Clarence Works | Albert E Wrigley | Specialists in metal working |
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) |
| 30 | B Wilcox | Groceries & Provisions (1947 advert) |
| Margaret Palfreyman | Draper & Haberdasher | |
| William Wetton | Stone suppliers and Stone Mason (1900s) (listed as Greenshaw Lane) | |
| Bailey Business Park | Various | Wetton’s stone yard repurposed for multiple businesses |
| Adelphi Mill | George Swindells & Son Ltd | Members of Fine Spinners & Doublers Limited (1947 advert) |
| Adelphi Mill | Various | Late 20thC mill divided for multiple businesses |
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 |
| 12 | M Holmes | High Class Groceries and Provisions (1947 advert) |
| G H Hindley | Motor Engineer (1920s advert) | |
| Henshall Road Garage | W Goodwin | All classes of cars repaired (1947 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) |
| 19 | Edith H Goodwin | Ladies’ Outfitter, Coats, Costumes & all Outwear Ladies’, Childrens’ & Gents’ Underwear (1947 advert) |
| 20 | Shrouder & Pickles | General and Fancy Drapers (1920s advert) |
| 32 | Fred Millward | Grocery and Provisions dealer (1920s advert) |
| 36 | F Sadler | Drapers (1947 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) | |
| Walkleys | Pharmacy (1857-1923) Then run by Mr & Mrs Kendrick née Walkley |
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| Elsie Hibbert | Confectionary (1970s) |
Ingersley Vale
| … Works | Herbert Lomas Ltd. | Specialists in Ambulances and Equipment (1947 advert) |
| Clough Mill | Various | Dyeing, bleaching, cloth printing, and many others |
Kerridge
| Post Office | J B Whitehouse | Postal services (1947 advert) |
| 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
| Oak Bank Mill | Various | Cloth printing, and other processes |
| 14 | Burt Bros. | Footwear 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 | T E Brown | Ladies’ & Gents’ Hairdressers (1920s) Tobacconist, Smokers Requisites (1947 advert) |
| 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) | |
| J Singleton | Grocer |
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) |
Silver Street
| … Works | A Daniels | Builder & Contractor (1947 advert) |
Spuley Lane
| The Country Café | Luncheons, Teas, Evening Meals, Wedding and Other Parties; Outside Catering Undertaken (1960s) |
Turner Street
| Owlhurst Mill | Bannister Brothers | Designers & Makers of Fine Furniture (1920s advert) |
Water Street
| 3 | Various | Tobacco (St Bruno); Confectionary |
| 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 (1947 advert) |
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) | |
| Waterhouse Mill | Thomas Oliver & Sons Ltd | Members of Fine Spinners & Doublers Limited (1947 advert) |