Morton Manor, The County Hotel and the Gaol Tap block
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Morton Manor, built just after 1807 for the Forsters who had banking interests in the city. In 1853 it was bought by Joseph Ferguson (textile manufacturer), when he died in the late 1890s he left it to the Chances (nephews). Frederick Chance lived here and left it to Robert Chance who offered it to the city for community use in 1944. The Chances lived here until 1960 when Sir Robert died.
The Deanery at the Cathedral looking much the same as it does today. Within it is the Priors Tower with its painted ceiling.
Photo card of the area around the cathedral in the early 1950s.
St. Marys church to the right of the cathedral was demolished in 1954.
Top right can be seen one of the buildings of West Tower St and along the top houses on and behind Corporation Road many of which have been demolished. Top left is a section of the Salvation Army Citadel.
The County Hotel sometime before 1905, the lane in the centre leads to Collier Lane.
The building on the right is the rear end of the Gaol Tap block, Dands is where the Cumberland Building Society is now. At the bottom on Lowther St is the General Post Office now Lloyds TSB.
The end of the Gaol Tap block is on the left and it can be imagined how much this block narrowed English St. Dands is on the right and on the left is J. Hepworth (Manufacturing Clothier).
Morton Manor, built just after 1807 for the Forsters who had banking interests in the city. In 1853 it was bought by Joseph Ferguson (textile manufacturer), when he died in the late 1890s he left it to the Chances (nephews). Frederick Chance lived here and left it to Robert Chance who offered it to the city for community use in 1944. The Chances lived here until 1960 when Sir Robert died.
The Deanery at the Cathedral looking much the same as it does today. Within it is the Priors Tower with its painted ceiling.
Photo card of the area around the cathedral in the early 1950s.St. Marys church to the right of the cathedral was demolished in 1954.
Top right can be seen one of the buildings of West Tower St and along the top houses on and behind Corporation Road many of which have been demolished. Top left is a section of the Salvation Army Citadel.
The County Hotel sometime before 1905, the lane in the centre leads to Collier Lane.The original hotel was built in 1852 and extended 1866-68.
The building on the right is the rear end of the Gaol Tap block, Dands is where the Cumberland Building Society is now. At the bottom on Lowther St is the General Post Office now Lloyds TSB.Foster and Downey were Grocers and Italian warehousemen, a refreshment room was also in the building.
Dands were Saddlers and Trunk Makers .
The shop with the ornate glass window is J.W. Johnston & Son, Watchmakers, Jewellers and Silversmiths.
The end of the Gaol Tap block is on the left and it can be imagined how much this block narrowed English St. Dands is on the right and on the left is J. Hepworth (Manufacturing Clothier).Both this card and the one above are earlier than 1906, the date of posting.
posted by David at
12:25 PM
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Hey David I used to work for William Dand in 1963 after leaving school. The shop was then further up English St. nearer the Citadel
I used to take the dog collar identity discs across the road to the top of what is now the Natwest bank to have them engraved. They were done by an apprentice and ex school colleague of mine called Michael McClounie who has just retired from his jewelers in Castle St
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