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11-13 Suffolk Road

​13 Suffolk Road (formerly 5 Suffolk Road)

Between 1856 and about 1934 this property was a beerhouse, or a combined public house and shop, called the Cotswold Stores Inn. In 1857 the Inn was run by John Wall. By 1883 the business was owned by Garton & Co. and several beerhouse keepers were employed here over the years. From about 1883 to 1903 the publican was William Hayward and he was succeeded by his son Arthur Hayward.

In 1917 the manager was Mr Bert Sanders and by 1926 George Holtham had taken over. The Inn was then owned by the Cheltenham Original Brewing Company and in 1926 it was announced by local magistrates that this and other beer houses were to close, on the grounds that they were no longer required. The shop part of the business appears to have continued and in the following year the Cotswold Stores was purchased by Mr L.W. Barnard for £350, finally closing in 1934.

Cotswold Stores, 1916. Bert Sanders to left. (Photo courtesy of Mr Vic Cole.)
Trade Directory, 1957

In 1934 there came a complete change of trade when the shop was run by a tailor called E. Willis. From 1938 to 1948 Tom Butterworth ran it as a clothes shop, later known as Griffins. Another complete change came from 1952 to 1975 when the Cheltenham Refrigeration Co Ltd occupied this shop, together with number 11.

In more recent years the property accommodated English Stone & Home but today both premises are once more a hairdressers, called Paco Delgado.

11 Suffolk Road (formerly 6 Suffolk Road)

In 1871 a grocer called W Parsons occupied this shop. Within ten years came a trade that was to last for about 90 years in the form of Nathaniel G. Poulston, a hairdresser. He paid £15 per year rent for the property in 1883.

A.Gibbons Hair Cutting & Shaving Rooms, No.6 Suffolk Road 1914. (Photo courtesy of Nick Thomas)

By 1891 the shop was in the hands of Alfred Gibbons and his name remained above the door for many years, although between 1908 and 1947 it was described as a tobacconist and then from about 1948 to the mid 1950s once more as a hairdresser. Whilst still a hairdressers, in the 1960s the name had changed to P.G. Jones.

By 1973 both this shop and the one next door at number 13 had become The Cheltenham Refrigeration Co Ltd.

Paco Delgado

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