Here
is a further extract from Pigot's
Directory, showing us some of the
tradesmen who were busy in the area in the early years of Queen Victoria's
reign.
Some, like the ironmongers, painters
and plumbers are familiar to us today.
Others like the maltster are not so
familiar. He treated barley with malt in his malthouse. The finished product
was then used to brew beer.
The saddlers
made saddles and harness for the horses which were so important in Victorian
times before motor vehicles came into use.
Throughout
the Victorian period it is rare to see someone outside bareheaded in old
photographs.
Hat makers like the milliners listed here were kept busy making new hats for local people.
