ROW TWENTY FOUR ﷓ BLUE ANCHOR ROW

Row no. Twenty Four when it ran from Charlotte Street to the Market Place was called the Blue Anchor Row from the public house at the south‑east corner fronting the Market Place. At the south‑west corner was a public house formerly called the "Spread Eagle". There are a number of photographs of this old row prior to it's disappearance. The photograph of Blue Anchor Row dated 1880 appears to have been taken from the west end as evidenced from the curvature. The row is cobbled at the sides and appears to have a brick pavement down the centre. *1

The Row Survey of 1936 says that demolition had taken place that included that part of George Street from Row 19 to Row 24 which crossed rows 20‑23. "In George Street, near to, and backing onto Row 24 are two houses of some interest built over basements which had at an earlier date been occupied as living‑rooms. These basements are no longer in use. They are however found to be quite dry. Blue Anchor Row has one interesting old house with a good shop‑front on either side of its door. The shop‑front windows are divided by sash bars, and date from about 1800. The rest of the building is older. It is in three storeys and has sash windows with a tiled roof".

photo from Rumbelow’s Diary

*1 Palmer

*2 Johnson

The Occupants, Row Twenty Four, 1886

(From Market Place to Howard Street North)

Larn, G., shrimp catcher

Chipperfield, G., umbrella mender

Easter, G., fish hawker

Wright, G., fish curer

Wolsey, J., carter

Alexandra, Mrs.

High, F., boot and shoe maker

Goffin, Mrs.

Whittaker, W., gardener

Smart, R., clothes dealer

Carter, Mrs.

Neil, J., fish shop

Beckett, W., smacksman

Rowlett, R.

Preston, J., smacksman

The Occupants, Row Twenty Four, 1913

(From Market Place to Howard Street North)

North side

7. Whitehead, Albert

7. Whitehead, Reginald, boot maker

8. George, Walter James

10 and 11. Evans, Henry, shellfish dealer

South side

15. Tuck, Walter

16. Myhill, Mrs.

17 and 18. George, Mrs.B., china and glass dealer

19. Spinks, Robert

20. Woodhouse, Miss

lamp passage

21. Burgess, Mrs.E.

22. Allen, Mrs.

The Occupants, Row Twenty Four, 1927

(From Market Place to Howard Street North)

North side

7. Bolton, Victor

10. Cuthbert, George

11. Langley, Harry

12. Grieks, Robert Thomas

13. Myhill, Mrs.

South side

15. Tuck, Walter

16. Page, William Edward

17. Crane, Sidney

17a. Rouse, Victor Stanley

18. Graham, Herbert Smith

19. Smith, Charles Edward

lamp passage

20. Page, William George

21. Burgess, Mrs.E.

21a. Rodwell, Henry

22. Jessop, Benjamin

The Occupants, Row Twenty Four, 1936

(From 10 Market Place to 8 Howard Street North)

North side

7. Bolton, Victor

10. Ash, Richard Thomas

South side

15. Tuck, Walter

16. Page, William Edward

17. Runniff, Walter Herbert

18. Jarmey, Albert