This was described as 'a lockup shop' in the 1880 census i.e. no-one was in residence. However, in 1890, E.S.Tudor was the occupant. By 1917, Tudors had moved to No 49 (on the corner of Mill Street) and Philips the Grocers had taken over this premises. They remained there until the latter part of the 20thC. In 1953, they seem to have been in partnership with Henry Kynaston next door. Wem Domestic Appliances were in residence in the mid 1970s (See photo in entry for No 27)
After use as a paper shop by Martins in the late 1990s, the premises was empty from 2006.In 2012 , the Relate charity took it over as a salesroom for second-hand furniture
Memories
Philips the Grocers occupied the premises for over 40 years. They were remembered in the 1950s/60s for a money holder on a wire system that, when you paid, they put it in the holder and sent it across to
the office who checked the bill and sent you your change back.At the back (and is still there) Kynastons ballroom had a lovely sprung floor. The entrance is at the side doors to flats in Chapel St. on the corner
by the (now) empty shops.It had a large mirror that covered an entire wall and allowed the dancers to view themselves. Sadly, when Readers took over the shop next door (together with the ballroom) they converted
it into a shoe-repair shop. No 29 then opened for a period as an domestic appliance shop. Its period as a popular furniture exchange shop ended in late 2016
when the Relate charity got into financial difficulties and closed. It was almost immediately taken over by The Rural Charity, who run the Shropshire County Show
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The store in October 2012 after Relate took it over. | Newspaper advertisement for Wem Domestic Appliances |
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