EPSOM BUSINESSES 1911
| 29 High Street, Epsom | |
|---|---|
| Current Occupier (2013) | Rush Hairdressers |
| Occupier in 1911 | Holland & Barrett Grocers Henry Butler Laundryman (Lived upstairs) |
| Details of 1911 Proprietor | Holland & Barrett
This is the same Holland & Barrett that is now an international health food chain. In 1870 Alfred Slapps Barrett (died 1933) and Major William Holland (died 1915) bought a shop in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, from which they sold groceries and clothing; they then opened more branches and spun off the clothing operation. In the 1920s the grocery business was bought by Alfred Button & Sons (which used to own Budgens), but the name of Holland & Barrett was retained. After several mergers/takeovers Holland & Barrett is now owned by a private equity firm. Henry Butler Born c.1881 Clifton, Bristol; married 1907 Emma Amelia Hook c.1879-1936? Children – Ada Eleanor Kate 1911 Epsom, married Terence Abbott Boys; Phyllis M c.1914? This looks to have been a business, as both Mr and Mrs Butler were described as launderers and they had a live-in assistant. ![]() 29 High Street at a later date, by then named ‘Turner’s Stores’ Image courtesy of Bourne Hall Museum. |
Go to the 1913 Map of Epsom High Street
