A TOUR OF OLNEY MARKET PLACE - NUMBER 1
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By 1978 Mr T Eyles advertised the business as 'late J Toon' and possibly he was the 'young Edward' shopman of 1841, or perhaps a relative. He had an assistant and this 'principal representative', Mr A Timperley, took over the business upon Mr. Eyles's retirement. By then, glass and china, and wines and spirits, were stocked and sold. Mr Timperley continued there into the First World War. By 1920, a change of trade took place and Arthur Hopper ran the Post Office and dealt in confectionery from this corner site. The Register of Electors confirmed that he ran the Post Office at Number 1 in 1936 and probably continued there almost to the end of the 1930's. Also, listed in this register are Albert and Elsie Boswell who may have lived at the rear of Number 1. In 1939 Deryck Humphriss used the premises as an Optician. |
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