Wem High Street - No 21

YearOwner/Occupier Property Useage
1870William Gough Solicitor
1880Elias Puleston Retired Maltster
1890Elijah Bowcock Teacher
1911Mrs Prince Draper and newsagent
1930Hidens Newsagent
1927and 1934Hidens Fancy Goods repositary
1937SE Bailey Jeweller
1953S.E.Bailey Watchmaker
1995Rowlands Chemists
2011Rowlands Chemists

Elegant 3 storey building with twin shop-windows on ground floor. This has has several uses in the last 100 years, with a chemists shop being the latest.In the 19th Century, it appears to have been owned by Elias Puleston, previously of Noble Street. and in 1880 as a 'retired maltster' (His son was described as a maltster, so they may have used one of the malthouses in Wem. His name causes confusion, as there was another Elias Puleston who ran a grocer's and drapes shop opposite. Rowlands the Chemists used both this shop and No19 next door as their dispensary until 2018.


A letter to Elias Puleston dated 1977 referring to a purchase of isinglas (using in egg preservation)Transcript left.		 
From S.Hanson, Son, Evison & Barter,
47 & 20, Botolph Lane, LONDON E,.C.
Nov 20th 1877

To: Messrs E Puleston
Wem
Salop

Gents,
	The correct price for cut Isinglass is 5/- per lb as
 stated in ours of the 20th. Some time since we wrote you with 
reference to a package deducted by you from our account said to
 be returned to Messrs Hornimans & Co. 
We have since then applied to Messrs Horniman (three applications
 in all) but it is still not to hand. We are surprised at your 
treating us in this matter over our supply package and can only 
suppose from your taking no notice whatever of our enquiries 
respecting it that after crediting yourselves with its value the
 matter (as far as you are concerned) ended & that it has never 
been returned at all.

		Yours respectfully
			Hanson, Evison & Co.

					J.B.
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