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PAWNBROKERS OF WALSALL

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Emily

Emily Report 26 May 2010 21:14

Can anyone remember the names of any pawnbrokers in Walsall, on or around stafford street c1940 my grandmother Mary Smith worked there with a Mrs Cahill (Cayhill), possible owned by a man and named after him. It was a big shop with two double fronted windows.

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 27 May 2010 08:11

Again go to
aclickintime and under P you will find pawnbrokers (Stafford Street) there was also a furniture shop behind the Savoy on Wolverhampton Street that was also a pawnbrokers but can't remember the name at the moment..

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 27 May 2010 15:37

1940 Walsall Pawnbrokers
Mrs Gertrude Eveline Westbury 42 & 44 Mill Street
Mrs Winifred Banks 97a Green Lane
Chas Bloor 109 Lower Rushall Street
Hugh C Boughton 6 West bromwich St
George Dawson 11, Chuckery Rd
Sarah Ann Dickinson 66, Ablewell St & 1 Forester St
A&HC Fisher Ltd 67 & 69 Burrowes St
Miss Jessie Goodman 49 Dale St Palfrey Walsall
Herrick & Cordwell 1 Townend St & 154,156 & 157 Stafford St
William Porritt 268 & 269 Stafford St
Miss Jessie Shaw 123, Bridgeman St
Miss Mary Eliz Shaw 86 & 87 Stafford St & 14 Buchanan Rd
Mrs Elizabeth Wilcox 128 & 129 Blue Lane West

Blue Lane West, Grren Lane & Townend are very close to Stafford St
Herrick & Cordwell Townend St was the furniture shop behind the Savoy and Wolverhampton St
For the location of the streets use Streetmapuk you should see photos for some of the shops on a clickintime just enter the name of the street i.e. Stafford Street

Pat