Nos. 32/33/33A: Royal Bank of Scotland
Nos. 32 (the pink house on the right) and 33 (the wider house on the left) date from about 1800, but were extensively rebuilt in the 1970s. They are each Grade II listed (ref. 1485/833 and 834).
No. 33 was occupied from the 1840s to 1884 by the Bridgwater family, and beside it was a narrow passage widening out to Bridgwater's Yard, which was occupied by three separate businesses.
The left-hand section of No. 33 is first described as 33A in 1861, when it was let out separately from the rest of the house.
No. 32 At the time of the 1841 census, No. 32 was occupied by the elderly maltster William Burrows and his two servants. In 1851 it was occupied by the baker & confectioner Charles Johnson, who lived over the shop with his wife and two young daughters, and a 14-year-old apprentice. In 1881 the building was occupied by another baker & confectioner, the widow Mrs Elizabeth Grace, and her daughter, her unmarried sister, two confectioner's assistants, a young baker of 15, and their servant.
No. 33 At the time of the 1841 and 1851 censuses, No. 33 was occupied by William Bridgwater, described in the latter census as a furniture broker employing two men and two porters; Gardner's 1852 Directory also describes him as a Bath chair owner. He lived in the house with his wife Ann, his three daughters, and son William. Ten years later John Bridgwater (probably his older brother) had taken over the business, and lived here with his wife Sarah and son John. By 1881 John junior was an upholsterer & cabinet maker here, with his wife, four sons, two daughters, and a servant.
No. 33A The 1861 census shows Thomas Newton, a dealer in china & glass, living at No. 33A with his wife and five young children.
Picture by Malcolm Graham of these shops
in 1971,
before they were converted into the bank
| Occupants of these houses listed in censuses and directories | |||
| Year | 32 St Giles | 33 St Giles |
33A St Giles
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| 1839 | W.E. Burrows Maltster |
William Bridgwater Furniture broker / Bath-chair owner (to 1852) John Bridgwater & Son Appraisers, brokers &c., later Cabinet makers & upholsterers |
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| 1841–6 | Mrs Maria Vaughan Baker |
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| 1851 | Charles Johnston Baker & Confectioner |
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| 1861–4 |
George Grace |
Thomas Newton China & glass dealer |
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| 1889— 1900 | George Blake
& Co. Cabinet makers |
Alfred Thomas Walker China & glass warehouse from 1887 |
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| 1901–1907 | Payne Fruiterer William F. Payne (1901–1909) Mrs W.F. Payne (1910–1947) G.E. Payne (1949–1967) |
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| 1908–1913 | Norman E.E. Minty Confectioner |
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| 1914–1926 | Miss E.B. Green Pastry cook & confectioner |
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| 1927–1964 | Dobson & Bing |
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| 1967 | Jaeger House (”Hipnotec”) |
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| 1968 | Vacant | Vacant | |
| 1969–1976 | Vacant | ||
| 1977–1980s | Child & Co (William & Glyn's Bank Ltd) |
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| By 1993– present |
Royal Bank of Scotland | ||