The following shops and businesses were advertising as being or are known to have been in Gloucester Street, Faringdon in the years stated. Where an exact location is given, they provide some of the evidence used to compile the full history on the main page: Shops & Businesses in Gloucester Street:
BAKER John, market gardener and seedsman, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844 DG 1863
BAKER John, shopkeepers & dealers in groceries & sundries, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
BELCHER Wm., tailor and postman, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
BRADFIELD Henry, carrier, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
BRADLEY Wm., basket maker, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
BUTLER A.E., surgeon dentist, Gloucester St, FA 1891, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919.
BUTLER Edward, miller, G1oucester Street, PIG 1844
BYE Joseph, brazier & tinman, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
CHARLWOOD Robert, maltster and corn merchant, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
CHRISTOPHER BICE, estate agent, 20 Gloucester Street, FCC 2006. Closed Nov 2019. #20
COBDEN ARTHUR F., accountant etc, Gloucester St, FA 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1909.
COOPER Charles, boot and shoe maker, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
COOPER James, gardener, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
DUKE OF WELLINGTON – Thomas Buckland, taverns & public houses, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
DeBANK Robin, Gloucester St, car repairs, FDS 1985
EILEEN GIBBS, 26 Gloucester Street. Hairstylist. FV 1972. #26
ELISABETH, Ladies’ Hairdresser, Gloucester Street, FCP 1953. #26?
ELMS VETERINARY SERVICE, 30 Gloucester St, FF 2002, FCC 2006. #30
FARINGDON POTTERY SHOP, 9 Gloucester St, FDS 1978. #9
FOCUS VIDEO LIBRARY, 30 Gloucester St, FDS 1987. #30
HARP – Joseph Luckett, taverns & public houses, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
HEATH James, brewer & maltster, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
HICKS Samuel, baker, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
HICKS T.H., Confectioners & Grocers, The Model Bakery, Gloucester Street, FCP 1953. #56
INDGE W. & SONS, Proprietor: H. B. lndge, Coal and Coke Merchants, Gloucester Street, FCP 1953. (Harold’s business was frequently said to be in Gravel Walk)
JOHN MAXWELL, Health & Beauty Studio, FDS 1985, Oakley House, Gloucester St. #26 (moved 1987 to 2 London St.)
KENT John, carrier, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
LADIES’ SCHOOL, Gloucester St, FA 1895 Miss Cadel & Mademoiselle Bap, 1907 Mrs G.E.Bye, 1916 Mrs Bye & Miss Bye. 1914 advert. #24 The Elms.
LANGFORD’S, 10 Gloucester Street, corn, seed, garden & pet requirements, flowers, FCP 1953, FV 1972, 1973. FDS 1978, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989. #10
LILES A. J., Pianos and Musical Instruments, Gloucester Street, FCP 1953.
LUCKETT Joseph, carpenter, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
MAGPIES EMPORIUM, 28a Gloucester Street. House clearance and salvage. FF 1989. #28a
MOORE N.B. CARS, Langham’s Yard – rear of 20 Gloucester Street, FDS 1987, 1988, 1989. #20 (moved to Park Rd 1990)
NICHOL J. & E. 22 Gloucester Street. Wedding receptions. FV 1972. Presumably became ELSIE NICHOL & SUE ALLEN, no address, FDS 1984, 1985, 1987. #22
PIGOTT Hugh, baker, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844 DG 1863
POORE Thomas, corn dealer, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
PORTER F.W., corn & seed merchant, Gloucester St, FA 1891, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1919. #12-10
REGENT CINEMA, Faringdon, FCP 1953.
REYNOLDS Wm. Brooks, solicitor, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
RIXON Elizabeth, milliners & dress makers, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
RIXON Jemima, bakers, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844
ROBERTS G. (Farm Supplies) Ltd., Gloucester Street, FDS 1978. #3
RYMAN George, Duke of Wellington, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
SEEBIC & CO, Gloucester Street, estate agent, FDS 1985. #20
SHEPPARD JOSEPH Junr, undertaker, Gloucester St, FA 1903, 1904.
SMITH Charles, shoemaker, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
TOWNSEND George and James, wheelwrights, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
TOWNSEND William, carpenter & wheelwright, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844 DG 1863
WEAVER W & SONS, Faringdon, steam & haulage contractors, FA 1914, 1915.
WEAVER WILLIAM, Haulier & Contractor, Gloucester Street, FA 1909.
WEBB Jesse, rope maker, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
WHITE George, hair cutter, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
WHITE John, currier and leather cutter, Gloucester Street, PIG 1844 DG 1863
WOODLEY Charles, Welsh Harp, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
YEATMAN A.E., ladies tailors & habit maker, Gloucester St., FA 1895, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1914, 1915, 1916. Probably same shop as #10 Corn Market, which is at the start of Gloucester Street.
YOUNG John, butcher, Gloucester Street, DG 1863
Media Key: FA = Faringdon Advertiser; FDS = Faringdon Dramatic Society; FV = Faringdon Venture; FF = Faringdon Folly; DG = Directory & Gazetteer of Oxon, Berks & Bucks (Dutton, Allen & Co. 1863); FCP = Faringdon Coronation Celebrations Programme 1953; FCC = Faringdon Chamber of Commerce 2006; PIG = Pigot & Co.’s Directory of Berks & Bucks 1844.
Researched by Ian Lee, December 2020.