Dickensian Coggeshall.
The shop was used from 1893 by E W King the Seedsman after his uncle J K King refused him a job in his seed company. As a result the young EW King started his own rival business. Behind the shop is EW's warehouse on three floors and you can just make out a swing arm with a large pulley wheel which must have been used to lift goods off waggons into the warehouse.
EW moved out these premises when his new warehouses were built on Tenterfield alongside Grange Hill.
The parish council wrote to Essex County Council in June 1920 bringing their attention 'to the condition of the property on the corner of Bridge Street and that a very bad accident had occurred here a few weeks back'. With fast-moving motor vehicles becoming more common the very narrow road, with front doors opening directly on to it, proved increasingly dangerous. As a result both shop and warehouse were demolished in the early 1920s.
Further down the road is the Cricketers Inn and just behind that two cottages - one was a shop - both were later demolished after another letter from the parish council in September 1928 - and for the same reason - a narrow and dangerous road. The site was then used as a car-park for the pub.
Date; 1880's?
Ref; 102/50 Det
The shop was used from 1893 by E W King the Seedsman after his uncle J K King refused him a job in his seed company. As a result the young EW King started his own rival business. Behind the shop is EW's warehouse on three floors and you can just make out a swing arm with a large pulley wheel which must have been used to lift goods off waggons into the warehouse.
EW moved out these premises when his new warehouses were built on Tenterfield alongside Grange Hill.
The parish council wrote to Essex County Council in June 1920 bringing their attention 'to the condition of the property on the corner of Bridge Street and that a very bad accident had occurred here a few weeks back'. With fast-moving motor vehicles becoming more common the very narrow road, with front doors opening directly on to it, proved increasingly dangerous. As a result both shop and warehouse were demolished in the early 1920s.
Further down the road is the Cricketers Inn and just behind that two cottages - one was a shop - both were later demolished after another letter from the parish council in September 1928 - and for the same reason - a narrow and dangerous road. The site was then used as a car-park for the pub.
Date; 1880's?
Ref; 102/50 Det
Also in: East & West St.
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