shoeshop

In the 1926 census, William Patrick O'Shea, Boot Merchant and family, 16 George's street

Waterford Standard - Saturday 08 May 1926:


16 George's St and 78 Quay in other adverts.

“The Brand: Nil Simile (Latin for "Like Nothing Else" or "Without Equal") was a popular historical brand specializing in narrow-fitting footwear for ladies”

Miss Kitty O'Shea, daughter William P. O'Shea, boot merchant, of George's St and Quay, obtained her Teaching Certificate in music in 1935 (reported in Waterford Standard - Saturday 24 August 1935)

POOLEWP 3250 is a similar shopfront commissioned by Mr. O'Shea of George's St., presumably his shop on the Quay.

This photo is a little time capsule.

The few photos we put up are actually part of a larger collection of showing the retail areas in Hartlepool such as Lynn Street, Musgrave Street, Burbank taken by a photographer called John Boagey in the 1960s. They're a fantastic collection to show how that particular part of Hartlepool looked prior to the demolition or change of many of these streets. Interesting to see how many shopping streets there were prior Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.

These streets would have provided a far more intersting alternative shopping experience today if they had been saved. One could imagine thriving street cafes, craft shops, boutiques,specialist hobby shops etc.

The car is a Vauxhall PA SX Cresta or Velox from 1960 or 61

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www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003264496/ James Curry 1911 Baker and confectioner House 21 Castle Street Was Also There in 1901

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I see the car has a chauffeur.

DannyM8 That's great, Danny, as it's not possible to tell from the photo that Curries at no. 4 Castle Street is a bakery/confectionery. Dating's good too - I think this is quite a late Lawrence photo. And the Curries were Congregationalists. Don't think we've come across too many of them up to now.