ROW THIRTY ‑ WHEEL OF FORTUNE ROW*1
Barnaby The Baker's Row, 1829*2
Wheel of Fortune Row*2
This row, from Nine
Parish Row to George Street, was so called after the Public House of that name.
Near to this tavern, in George Street, in 1742, John Thacker shot John Auger, and was hanged for his pains.*1 In 1995, the south side of this row still in
effect exists, since it is exactly followed by the building line of nos. 1 to
21 Herries Close, where on 14th. August 1995, I found a former occupier of Row
129, Mrs. Wilson, to be hanging out washing for her sister. The north side of
the row was built on the site now occupied by washing-lines, whereupon Johnson
described some old houses, as below. The side of these modern flats should bear
the row number and name today. Swinden and Armstrong both showed some gardens
to the south of the row dwellings, and going back in time it was usual anyway
to have more open space between the rows, and less congestion of housing, more
like today.The yard shown on the map in 1750-1906, is exactly where Mrs. Wilson
hung out her washing.
On some old houses
midway on the north side, was a tablet
inscribed‑ "Built 1664, Restored 1904". *2
Number eight in row
thirty was advertised in the auction of William Wright's properties on 12th.
July 1894. It was a brick and tile cottage, partly extending over and under the
adjoining property, containing five rooms, and also had some outbuildings.
There was a small stone-paved yard, where the water was delivered by an outside
tap. The water was "fresh from the water-works". It was next door to
Mr. Archer's property on the east. The property was rented to Jacob William
Shreeve at a rent of £6- 10s., and was payable quarterly, but the landlord paid
the rates. The property was sold freehold.
This row was not
mentioned in the 1936 survey.
*1 Palmer
*2 Johnson
The Occupants, Row Thirty, 1886
(From Howard Street North
to George Street )
Hunter, W., mariner
Grimmer, Mrs.
Roberts, R.
Wright, Mrs. S.
Barnes, D.
Yarham, W.
High,J.
Shreeve,W.
Cooper,J.
Read,G.
Worledge, Mrs.
Watts, G. Baker
Lark, mrs.
Thacker, W.
Jones, C.
Watts, G.
Mack, R.
Dublack
Higgleton, Mrs.
Seago, W., fish hawker
Yarham, G., porter
Rix, W., labourer
Read, R.
Hornby, Mrs.
The
Occupants, Row Thirty, 1913
(From
Howard Street North
to
George Street )
1.
Stone, Miss A.
2.
Day, Albert
3.
Burton, James
4.
Marshall, Edward
4a,
Ward, Thomas
5.
Sutton, Henry
6.
Bezance, Mrs.
8.
Day, Albert
9.
Harwood, Charles, Baker
10.
Earl, Mrs.
11.
Thacker, Charles
South
side
13.
Palmer, John
14.
Philpott, Walter
15b,
Jarrod, Thomas
15a,
Harvey, Mrs.
15.
Mersham, Mrs.
16.
Brown, Mrs.
17.
Mills, Joseph
21.
Byford, Robert
23.
Reynolds, John
24.
Francis, Thomas
The
Occupants, Row Thirty, 1927
(From
Howard Street North
to George Street )
1.
Balls, Charles Frederick
2.
Flanagan, John
3.
Green, Robert
4.
Parsley, Albert G.
4a.
Tilney, Edward
5.
Sutton, Mrs.
6.
Darn, Miss
7.
Shaw, Miss
8.
Pointer, James
8a.
Jessop, James
9.
Bowers, Mrs.
10.
Gallant, Walter
11.
Stone, William
12.
Durrant, Benjamin
South
side
13.
Palmer, John
14.
Jarrad, Mrs.
15b.
Colby, Mrs.
15a.
Williams, Benjamin
15.
Stebbens, Mrs.
16.
Brown, Mrs.
17.
Foxhall, Frederick
21.
Thomas, Horace, Martin
22.
Pearce, Mrs.
23.
Myhill, Frederick
24.
Waller, Herbert
The
Occupants, Row Thirty, 1936
(From
55 Howard Street North to George Street )
North
side
1.
Banham, Benjamin Charles, Harry
2.
Flanagan, John
3.
Green, Robert
4.
Saunders, William
4a.
Esherwood, Robert
5.
Henry, Mrs.
6.
Darn, Miss
7.
Shaw, Mrs.
8.
Stanton, William
9.Bower,
Walter William
10.
Gallant, Walter
11.
Stone, William
South
side
12.
Swallow, Reginald
13.
Palmer, Mrs.
14.
Jarrad, Mrs.
15b.
Colby, Mrs.
15a.
Williams, Benjamin
15.
Stebbens, Mrs.
16.
Blaxell, Frederick
17.
Foxhall, Mrs.
21.
Simmons, Mrs.
22.
Pearce, Mrs.
23.
Spooner, Arthur
24.
Weston, Frederick, William