Enjoy a glimpse of history about Spennymoor in County Durham, England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
SPENNYMOOR is a market town and ecclesiastical district formed from Whitworth parish in 1875, 3½ miles from Ferry Hill, 4¼ from Bishop Auckland and 6 from Durham: it is a polling place for the southern division of the county, in the rural deanery of Darlington northern division, diocese of Durham, officialty of the Dean and Chapter of Durham, in the Durham union and county court district, north-west division of Darlington ward, has a station on the North Eastern railway of the Ferry Hill and Byers Green branch. The town is governed by a Local Board of Health. This place has rapidly advanced in importance, wealth and population, owing to the product of coal and the establishment of the Weardale Iron and Coal Company, who employ many hundred men: in a few years it has risen from an obscure township into a wealthy town. The church of St. Paul, a plain stone building, was restored in 1876, and has chancel, nave, north and south aisles and 1 bell, and has sittings for 400. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £300, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Durham, and held by the Rev. John Gaskill, who is surrogate. There are places of worship for the Baptists, Primitive Methodist, United Free Church and Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. A School Board was formed in 1876 for the united district of Spennymoor, Ferry Hill, Merrington, Tudhoe and Whitworth. The Town Hall, situated in High street, is chiefly used for concerts and other public entertainments; the size of the hall is 70 feet by 34 feet, and platform 31 feet by 16 feet; it has good public and private entrances. There are two market halls, one in Spennymoor proper and the other in Tudhoe Grange adjoining. The market is held on Saturday.
POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & Savings Bank.—William Byers, postmaster. Letters are delivered at 7 a.m. & 5.30 p.m.; dispatched at 2 p.m. 5.10 p.m. & 7.50 p.m
INSURANCE AGENTS:—
Imperial Fire, W. Bentham, High street
Queen, J. Watson, Durham road
Royal, J. H. Harvey, High street
Sovereign Life, R. Prudhoe
Sun Fire, T. A. Burdon
PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS:—
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
Clerk, William Burkitt Dyson
Medical Officer, John O’Hanlon, M.D
Surveyor & Inspector of Nuisances, John Coldwell
Inspector of Lodging Houses, William Fleming
Market Manager, Robert Baker
Stamp Office, High street, William Bentham, distributor
Police Station, William Fleming, inspector
National School, High street, William Burkitt Dyson, master; George Peacock, assistant master; Miss Elizabeth Mary Dyson, girls’ mistress; Miss Catherine Jane Gibbon, infants’ mistress
Railway Station (North Eastern), Benjamin Hill, station master
Omnibus daily to & from Bishop Auckland
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Adamson James, Eden cottage
Anderson Robert S. M.B., C.M. Whitworth terrace
Baff Charles James, Carlton terrace
Bentley Rev. Joseph [Wesleyan], Whitworth terrace
Colley Thomas, Hillindon house
Cowan Alex. Bertram, Beaumont ter
Curry Ralph, Prospect house
Gaskill Rev. John, Vicarage
Kendall Rev. Holliday Bickerstaff, [Primitive Methodist], Beaumont ter
Lloyd Rev. Edward [Welsh Calvinistic Methodist], Whitworth terrace
Low Charles, High street
McKinley Rev. Daniel [Primitive Methodist], Clyde terrace
Macneilage David, Whitworth terrace
Martin Rev. Joseph, [United Free Church], Clyde terrace
Morris Rev. Matthew [Baptist], Beaumont terrace
Shepherd Rev. Ernest Chater [curate]
Stratton George, Clyde house
COMMERCIAL.
Alderson John, cookeeper, South st
Allan Joseph, saddler & harness maker, High street; & at Durham
Anderson Robert S. M.B., C.M. surgeon & medical officer & public vaccinator for the Auckland Union (Whitworth district), Whitworth terrace
Archer Thomas, Queen’s Head, V lliers street
Archer William, wine & spirit merchant, Whitworth ter. & Vyner st
Atkinson Esther Ann (Mrs.), clogger, James street & at Tudhoe grange
Bacon George, shopkeeper, South street
Baff Charles Jas. architect & surveyor, Carlton terrace
Baff Maria Elizabeth (Mrs.), ladies’ school, Carlton terrace
Barker Timothy, builder, Stratton street
Beal Wm. hair dresser, Duncombe st
Bennett Jesse, mistress maker & ale & porter stores, Queen street
Bentham William, chemist & dentist, High street & Catherine street
Berriman Uriah, grocer, Villiers street
Birkett Christopher John, clerk at the Weardale Iron works, Clyde terrace
Bishop Auckland Co-operative Society (Spennymoor branch) (William Crake, manager)
Bishop James, Royal Oak, Church st
Blackburn Geo. clogger, Duncombe st
Blair William, tailor, Craddock street
Bland John, cashier at the Whitworth colliery, Whitworth terrace
Blenkinsopp Geo. butcher, Clyde ter
Bobby John, boot & shoe ma. Clyde ter
Bond Joseph, engineer, at the Weardale iron works, Whitworth terrace
Botcherby Joseph, stone & marble mason, Whitworth terrace
Brassell James, builder, Stratton street
Briggs John, Travellers’ Rest, Thomas street
Britton Alexander, fishmonger, High st
Brown James, grocer, Catherine street
Brown John, Crown Hotel, & brick manufacturer, Whitworth terrace
Brown John, watch maker, High st
Brown Mary (Mrs.), greengrocer, High street
Buck William, draper & birmingham & sheffield warehouseman, High street
Burdon Thomas Austin, chemist & druggist, High street
Burnett Matthew, hatter, High street
Burns Stephen, greengrocer, George st
Buston Thomas, hair cutter, Dundas st
Byers William & George, carpenters & joiners, Thomas street
Byers Thomas, builder, High street
Byers William, news agent, & post office, High street
Cannavan John, beer retailer, Oxford st
Claughan Mary (Mrs.), Angel, Oxford st
Close George, blacksmith, Clyde ter
Coldwell John, surveyor & inspector of nuisances to the Local Board of Health, Carlton terrace
Collitt Priscilla Annie (Miss), dress maker & milliner, Clyde terrace
Cook Robert Barkas, draper, High st
Cooper Thomas M. auctioneer & emigration agent, Carlton terrace
Cram John, Station inn, Whitworth ter
Craven David, grocer & temperance hotel, High street
Crawford Thomas, builder & mason, Stratton street
Crosby Harrison, Waterloo inn, High st
Curry & Co. grocers, High street
Curry Ralph, pawnbroker, Church st
Curry Rbt. watch & clock ma. High st
Davison Peter Burn, Albert spirit vaults, Catherine street
Davison William, surgeon, Clyde ter
Dawson Margaret (Mrs.), pawnbroker, George street
Dinsdale Robert Hardy, boot warehouse, High street
Dodshon Joseph, clothier, High street
Eden John Thomas, draper, High st
Ellis Stewart, grocer, High street
Etherington Thos. Vane Arms, High st
Farthing Thomas, chemist & dentist, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants, High street
Feaster Levi, general draper, High st
Foster Thomas, builder, Carlton ter
Frater John Halmond, refreshment rooms, High street
Geldard William, gas fitter, Charles st
Gibbon Elizabeth (Mrs.), greengrocer, High street
Gibson Joseph, agent to Joseph Willan, yeast importer, Princess street
Gowland George, grocer, Clyde terrace
Gowland Tom Gibson, greengrocer, Flora street
Graham James, middle class school, Edward street
Greenwood James, shoe maker, Church st
Griffiths Francis, ironmonger & general dealer, Whitworth terrace
Hall & Banks, lemonade mfrs. Thomas st
Hancock Dnl. watch ma. & jewllr. High st
Handyside George, boot makr. High st
Hanselman Chas. pork butcher, High st
Harrott Wm. Voltigeur inn, George st
Hartley John, builder, North street
Henderson Geo. shopkeeper, Clarence st
Henry Wm. beer retailer, Catherine st
Heslop John, outfitter High street
Heslop John, painter, Clarence street
Hill Benj. station master, Beaumont ter
Hird George, beer retailer, George st
Hobson John, builder & joiner, Carlton terrace
Holder Jas. builder & mason, Clyde ter
Hood George, boot & shoe manufacturer, High street
Horler John, fruiterer, Church street
Hornsby Henry, viewer at Whitworth colliery, Whitworth terrace
Innes Mary (Mrs.), Wheatsheaf, High st
Jackson William, decorator & paperhanger, Duncombe street
Jameson Wm. cabinet maker, High st
Jenkins John, cabinet makr. Clyde ter
Johnson (Richard Sheraton) & Reay (Thomas Mitchelson), colliery proprietors, Whitworth colliery
Johnson George, cabinet maker & upholsterer, High street
Judge Arthur, tobacconist, High street
Lacey Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper, George street
Laird R—. jun. beer retailer, Queen st
Longstaff Robert, wholesale & retail boot & shoe maker, High st.; & at Market place, Durham; Church st. Crook; & Middle st. Consett; wholesale warehouse & manufactory, 18 Newgate street, Bishop Auckland
Macguire Jane Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Stratton street
Macneilage Davd. surgeon, Whitworth.ter
Maxey Walter, hardware dealer & draper, High street
Minton Clement, carriage proprietor, Villiers street
Mitcheson Robert, chemist & grocer, Clyde terrace
Naisbitt Christr. Surtees hotel, High st
Naisbitt Parkin, North Eastern commercial hotel, Clarence street
National Provincial Bank of England (sub-branch) (open monday, wednesday & friday), High street
North Eastern Banking Co. Limited (Charles Low, manager), High street; draw on Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co. Lombard street, London
Oliver George, grocer, Villiers street
Owsnett Edward, grocer & draper, Clyde terrace
Pattison Wm. beer retailer, Dundas st
Pearce Jas. boot & shoe ma. Princess st
Pearson William, smith & cartwright, Villiers street
Pickering Jonathan, butcher, Thomas st
Reed Robert, butcher, Whitworth ter
Reed William, grocer, Thomas street
Richardson William, picture frame maker, Whitworth terrace
Richly John, tailor & clothier, High st
Rickaby Thos. Darnton, draper, High st
Riley William, Shafto Arms, High st
Robinson George, blacksmith, Queen st
Robinson Jsph. pork butcher, High st
Rowe George, tea dealer & grocer, Catherine street
Roxby John, shopkeeper, Clyde terrace
Rutter William, blacksmith, South st
Scott Geo. Fredk. boot wareho. High st
Shepherd John, boot & shoe ma. High st
Siddle Robert, butcher, High street
Simpson Joseph, grocer & fruiterer, High street; & at Tudhoe grange
Smith John, builder & joiner, North st
Smith William, news agent & earthenware dealer, High street
Snaith William, ironmonger, High st
Spennymoor & Tudhoe Gas Co. (R. Prudhoe, sec. & manager); offices, Thomas street
Starforth Thos. Wm. butcher, High st
Stitt Hugh, grocer & draper, Clyde ter
Stratton George, estate agent to R. Duncombe Shafto, esq. Clyde house
Taylor James, Bridge hotel, High st
Todd William, butcher, Whitworth ter
Topliff James Henry, grocer, High st. & Whitworth terrace
Towler Christopher, assistant supt. to the Prudential Assurance Co. Clyde ter
Town Hall Co. Limited (Wm. Burkitt Dyson, sec.), High street
Tulip William, grocer, Duncombe st
Turner James, clerk at the Weardale iron works, Clyde terrace
Turner John, Lord Raglan, High st
Turner Wm. Hy. linen draper, High st
Varley Charles, currier & leather seller, High street; & at Hope st. Crook; & 2 Southgate st. Bishop Auckland
Walker Mary (Mrs.), grocer, High st
Walker Simpson, Colliery inn, George st
Watson Ambrose, butcher, Clyde ter
Watson Daniel, butcher, High street
Watson George, grocer, High street; Clarence street; & at Low Spennymoor, Ferry Hill
Watson James, grocer, High street
Watson Jane (Mrs.), Cambridge Bar & theatre, Cambridge street
Watson Joseph S. machine printer, Whitworth terrace
Wetherell Joseph, printer, Villiers st
Wilkinson John, hatter, High street
Wilkinson Thomas, butcher, Clyde ter
Willey John, shopkeeper, Clarence st
Wilson Geo. furniture remover, Rosa st
Wilson John, tea dealer, High street
Wilson Martha (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Whitworth terrace
Wilson William, butcher, High street
Wilson William, plumber & gas engineer, High street
Wilson William, Railway hotel & posting house, Clarence street
Wood Peter, shopkeeper, Jackson st
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