Advertisements in Local Media
The following shops and businesses were advertising as Market Place, Faringdon in the years stated. Some of those listed here do not appear anywhere else as it has not yet been possible to locate their exact address. The rest provide some of the evidence used to compile the full history on the main page Shops & Businesses in the Market Place:
ABEL BROS, watches, rings, etc. FA 1893, 1932, 1937. #18
ANNS’ GARAGE, cars, FA 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1931. #22
BALLARD & Co, chemists, Market Place, FA 1891, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1902 (photographic chemists), 1903, 1908, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1919. W.H. Cook, M.P.S, Proprietor, FDS 1949, 1966. #17
BARGAIN CENTRE, 21 Market St, Household, toiletries, fancy goods, FV 1972, 1973. #21
BARNARD F., cabinet maker & upholsterer, pianos, glass, china, earthenware, General furniture warehouse & manufactory, Market Place FA 1891, 1894. #4
BELL HOTEL RESTAURANT, buffet bar, Wing, Commander & Mrs H.A.C.Stratton, FV 1972.
BREATH OF SPRING, 4a Market Place, Flowers, FDS 1994-97. #4a
BURGESS A., sports, Market Place, FA 1931. #24?
CADEL F.W., upholstery, carpets, bedding, china, glass, Market Place, FA 1903 (late Barnard). #4
CHELTENHAM & GLOUCESTER BUILDING SOCIETY, 10 Market Place, FDS 1987. #10
COOPER S & J.M., Market Place Gifts, Books, Pictures, China, Saddlery, FV 1972, 1973. #24
CREESE F.W. costumes, millinery, dressmaking, FA 1903 (no address). CREESE & CO, Market Place, FA 1907, 1908, 1914. #12
CROWN HOTEL, Pub, Restaurant FV 1972, 1973.
DURINGER’S, Chocolates, Novelties, and Cake Decorations, FDS 1966 #9
EVANS Modern Dentistry, attends at Ballard & Co, chemist, Market Place, FA 1916. #17
FARINGDON TRAVEL, 11 Market Place, Faringdon 1991-94. #11Y
FERGUSONS LTD., 19 Market Place, wine & spirit merchants, FDS 1966. #19
HARE IN THE WOODS, 7a Market Place, Faringdon 2015-17. #7a
HEATH L., drapery & boots, Market Place, FA 1893, 1894, 1895.
HOBBS A.F. & CHAMBERS, estate agents, auctioneers & valuers, FA 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1925, 1931 (HOBBS & CHAMBERS), FA 1940, 1941, FV 1972, 1973, FDS 1966, 1984, 1985. #16a
JANE’S PANTRY, Market Place, Coffee, Lunch, Teas, FDS 1949, FV 1972, 1973. #23
LANGHAM’S, Market Place, Florist & fruiterer, FDS 1953, FV 1972, 1973. #15
LAY E. pastry cook and confectioner FA 1895. #9
LIDDIARD & SON, general merchants, Market Place, FA 1893. Grocer, tobacconist, R. Liddiard, FV 1972. #7
LISEMORE A.E., china, cooking utensils, Market Place, FA 1936, 1937
MALLOWS NEWSAGENTS, 22 Market Place, FDS 1987, 1988, 1989. #22
MATHIAS J.G., taken over Mrs L. Heath, Market Place, FA 1903.
MORTONS, shoes, clothes, toys, 11-12 Market Place, FDS 1985. #11-12
PAT THOMAS LTD, Market Place, Butcher, Game & Poultry, FDS 1966, FV 1972. #3
POCOCK & SONS, Tailoring & Outfitting, Market Place, FA 1891, 1894, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1931. #14
RAMSBURY BUILDING SOCIETY, 9 Market Place, Savings, Mortgages, Geoffrey Parker & Chamberlain, FV 1973. #9
SAFFRON GALLERY (June & Bernard Broom,), 6 Market Place, arts & crafts, FDS 1978. #6
SALUTATION HOTEL, Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, FV 1972. #1
SINCLAIR’S Restaurant, 6 Market Place, FDS 1987. #6
SMITH Arthur W., Market Place, drapery & clothing FA 1916, 1918, 1919. #11-12
STAY GROUNDED, 7a Market Place, Faringdon 2019-20. #7a
THE BIG WOOL SHOP, Market Place, FDS 1985 #7a?
THE BUTTERY, 6 Market Place, Coffee, Lunch, Teas, Mrs G. Cox, FV 1972. #6
THE COUNTRY LADY, Market Place, clothes, FDS 1985 #4a
THE MOUSE, 4 Market Square, dresses, coats, FDS 1978 #4b
THE RED SQUIRREL, Market Square, Cards & gifts, FDS 1970, FV 1972, 1973.
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, FDS 2015 #5 ?
WEEDON J.B., cut flowers, plants, Market Place, FA 1904.
WETHERED Thomas & Sons, Community Centre, FDS 1988 #5
WILKES N.R., (Noel) clothing, Market Place, FA 1927, 1931, 1937. FDS 1952. #11-12.
Media Key: FA = Faringdon Advertiser; FDS = Faringdon Dramatic Society; FV = Faringdon Venture; FF = Faringdon Folly
Researched by Ian Lee, December 2020.