No. 21: Inner Space
No. 21 probably dates from the early eighteenth century. It is a Grade II listed building (ref. 1485/181).
At the time of the 1841 census, it was occupied by the bootmaker John Saunders. In 1861 he is still there, aged 69, with his wife and children aged 6, 12, and 21. He is presumably the person after whom Saunders Court in behind was named.
From 1867 to 1914, this was a bookshop. The above stamp dates from 1892 and is taken from a book that still available for loan from the City Library in the twenty-first century.
The bookshop must only have occupied the ground floor, because in 1881 the accommodation upstairs is let out to Alfred Wood (a cab driver), and his wife.
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Occupants of 21 Broad Street listed in directories |
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1823–1861 |
John Saunders, Boot & shoe maker |
1867–1891 |
J. A. Acock & Co. (also at 22 from 1889) |
1893–1894 |
William Parker, Bookseller (also at 22) |
1895–1912 |
Frank Harvey, Bookseller (also at No. 22 to 1909) |
1913–1914 |
Hubert Giles, Bookseller |
1915–1972 |
Millin & Co., Tailors to 1947, Furriers thereafter |
1976–1990s |
Midland Bank Ltd |
c.2000–2006 |
Gaff |
2007–present |
Inner Space |