The following shops and businesses were advertising as being or are known to have been in Marlborough 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 Marlborough Street:
ARCHER J., lessons in violins, singing etc, Marlborough St, FA 1891, 1894.
AUTO (COMMISSION) SALES, 35 Marlborough Street, Car & Light commercial sales, FV 1972. #35
BARNETT John Hale, surgeons, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
BEAVIS E.T. Ltd., 28 & 30 Marlborough St., Knitting Nylon & Wools, Sewing Machines, FDS 1966, 1970 (at 30 only), FCP 1953.
BELCHER & CO, grocers, and wine and spirit merchants, Marlborough Street. DG 1863; FA 1893.
BISHOP M.A.C., 30 Marlborough Street, Watchmaker FV 1972, 1973. #30
BLACKWELL John, shopkeepers & dealers in groceries & sundries, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
BLICK James,” upholsterer, cabinet maker, and paper hanger”, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL, Thomas R. Musselwhite, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
BOX Jane (Miss), milliner and dressmaker, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
BROOME Henry, tailors, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
BRUSHWOOD ANTIQUES, 29 Marlborough Street, FCC 2006. #29
BUDGENS, supermarket. FF 2002, FCC 2006. #3-5
CARTER & SONS, Marlborough St, grocer & butcher FA 1936, 1937, FV 1972, 1973, FDS 1966, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1987. #3
CARTER C.J., Marlborough St, seeds, FA 1936.
CARTER J. & SON, tea merchants, Bicester House, Marlborough St, FA 1891, 1926. #3
CARTER John jun., grocer and provision factor, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
CARTER John, baker and corn dealer, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844, DG 1863
CLARK W., furniture, glass, china, Marlborough St, FA 1891, 1897.
CLAYDEN Samuel, furnishing ironmonger, and china and glass warehouse, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
CLEMENTS Daniel, chimney sweeper, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
COOPER Edward, boot and shoe makers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
COOPER Isaac, boot and shoemaker, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
CURTAINS PLUS, Foundry Barn, Marlborough Street, FCC 2006. Foundry Lane next to #16.
DE HORNE & CHRISTY, maltsters and cheese factors, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
DONE BOOKMAKERS, Marlborough Street. FF 2002, #16 FCC 2006. #16
DREW’S, Marlborough St, butcher & fishmonger, FDS 1952, FCP 1953. #18-20
DUKE OF YORK – Henry Smith, taverns & public houses, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
DUNN GEO. E., optician at Mr Lynn’s dental surgery, FA 1919
EVANS G&L, funeral director, 8 Marlborough Street, FCC 2006. #8
FACE George, boot and shoe makers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
FARINGDON CAFE & BISTRO, 4 Marlborough Street, FF 1995. #4
FARINGDON CYCLES, 10b Marlborough Street, FF 1995. #10b
FARINGDON FRUIT & VEG, 4 Marlborough Street, FDS 1984 (Prop: Paul Hutton), 1985 (Prop: Alastair Wood), 1987 (Prop: Alec Stone). #4
FARINGDON GARAGE (D.J.Fish), Marlborough St, accessories, petrol, oil and tyres, FDS 1949, 1952, Peugeot 1989. FV 1972, 1973. #34
FAWKES Thomas, plumber, glazier, and painter, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844, DG 1863
FIDD JOHN & SON, auctioneers appraisers and surveyors, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
FIDD JOHN & SON, builders, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
FIDD JOHN & SON, ironmongers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
FIDD JOHN & SON, timber merchants and dealers in furniture, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
GEORGE William Wells, Retailers of Beer, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
GEORGE Wm. W., nurserymen & seedsmen & gardeners, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
GERRING Charles, Red Lion Commercial Inn, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
GIBBS R.F., Marlborough Street, previously Manners, groceries & provisions, FDS 1972, FV 1972. #23
GOULDING E.S. 1894. GOULDING Miss, Marlborough St, agent for Witney Steam Laundry, FA 1908, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1919 , 1936 (Oxford House #6). GOULDING & CO, drapers, Marlborough St., FA 1916, 1931, FDS 1952, FCP 1953. #6
GREEN Charles, carpenter and builder, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
GREEN William, builders & carpenter, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
HATTEN John, farriers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
HATTON John, blacksmiths, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
HEDGES Jeremiah, tailors & clothes dealer, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
HOWARD Nicholas, merchant & ship owner, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
JACKSON Wm., marine store dealer, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
JEMMARJ, 28 Marlborough St, gifts, cards, FDS 1984. #28
KEEN Thomas, blacksmiths, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
LANE & HAWKES, furniture removal & storage, Marlborough St (& Station Yard), FA 1903. #10?
LANE BROS, agricultural implements etc, furniture, carpets etc, FA 1903, cars & cycles 1904. #10?
LANE F. 1914, 1918. FRANK LANE Marlborough St, FA 1914 cycles, engines, guns, furniture. 1919 cycles, cars, tractors. FA 1933, FRANK LANE & CO, FDS 1952, 1953, FCP 1953. #10
LARKIN J.P. (Electrical) Ltd., 8 Marlborough St, FDS 1984. #8
LAVINGTON William R., basket maker, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
LEVERTON E., drapery & boot & shoe, Marlborough St, FA 1916, 1918, 1919. #8
LINDSAY D.P., Animal and Pet Foods, FDS 1987 #23?
LONG Maria, shopkeepers & dealers in groceries & sundries, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
LONG Solomon, wheelwrights, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
LONG W., picture frames, art etc, Marlborough St, FA 1903. #23
LOOKER A.E., hairdresser & umbrella maker, Marlborough St, FA 1904. #29
LUKER Sarah, plumbers & painters and glaziers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
LYNN L.E. Mr, dentist, at Mrs Fox’s opposite Post Office, Marlborough St, FA 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919. #2?
MANNERS C & V., Marlborough Street, Groceries, Provisions (became R.F.Gibbs Oct 1972), FDS 1966, 1970-72, FV 1972. #23
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE SCHOOL, girls, principal Miss Dawson F.S.Sc. Private lessons in music, singing, drawing, etc. Day pupils can dine if so required. FA 1893. #2. Bromsgrove (front on Marlborough St).
MOORE Edward, farriers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
MORGAN Thomas, tailor, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
MORSE James, cheese factor, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
MORSE James, horses & flies & gigs, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
MORSE William, shopkeepers & dealers in groceries & sundries, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844, DG 1863
MOYNES E.J., general ironmongers, 10 Marlborough St (from 6 London Street), FDS 1988, 1989, 1987-91. #10
NECESSITIES, 35 Marlborough St, government surplus & office equipment supplies, FDS 1982 #35
NEWMAN James, blacksmith, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
OCKWELL Wm., coopers & turner, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
PADDON A., Marlborough St, The Only Shop with the Worn-out Doorstep, FDS 1949, 1952, 1953, FCP 1953. #23
PEYMAN John, bricklayers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
QUEEN’S ARMS – Thos. Bates, taverns & public houses, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
RED LION – Chas. Gerring, taverns & public houses, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
REFLECTIONS, 8 Marlborough Street, FDS 1997-2002. #8
REYNOLDS James, linen & woollen drapers & haberdashers & hatter, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
REYNOLDS James,” draper, mercer, and hosier”, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
REYNOLDS Jas., tailors & draper, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
RUSSELL SPINAGE LTD, painters & decorators, building contractors, Marlborough House 2 Bromsgrove FF 1992, 1993.
SCARCEBROOK William, harness maker and coach builder, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844, DG 1863
SCOTFORD Maria, milliners & dress makers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
SHEPPARD JOSEPH, junr, carpenter & undertaker, Marlborough St., FA 1904.
SLATTER Mrs., milliners & dress makers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
SMITH Jeremiah, printer, bookseller, stationer, publisher of The Faringdon Free Press, inventor and manufacturer of the patent adhesive envelope, and patent tracing cloth, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
SOUTH BAR BROKERS, INSURANCE AND PENSION SERVICES, 11 Marlborough Street, FDS 1978, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989. FF 1989 (says moved to F in 1975), 1991, 1992 #11
TALBOT Eliza, bakers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
TALBOT Eliza, shopkeepers & dealers in groceries & sundries, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
THE BARBER SHOP, 4 Marlborough Street, FF 2002, Marlborough Street Barbers FCC 2006. #4
THE FARINGDON CARVERY, 6 Marlborough Street, FF 1989. #6
THE VALE IRONMONGERS, Marlborough Street, Ironmongers, hardware, DIY, garden, FDS 1966, 1970, FV 1972, 1973. #10
TIEN HONG, fish and chips, 30a Marlborough Street, FCC 2006. #30a
TOWNSEND Andrew, architect, 2 Bromsgrove, FCC 2006.
WALKER Thomas, boot and shoe makers, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
WHEELER James, builder & mason, Marlborough Street, DG 1863
WHITE HART – Wm. Rixon, taverns & public houses, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
WHITE HORSE BOOKSHOP, 6 Marlborough Street, FCC 2006. #6
WILLIAMS William, cabinet maker, Marlborough Street, PIG 1844
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); FCC = Faringdon Chamber of Commerce 2006; PIG = Pigot & Co.’s Directory of Berks & Bucks 1844.
Researched by Ian Lee, December 2020.