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Kingswood: Cherrydown West and Clay Hill Road



Location: Cherrydown West Photographer: J.C. Photography Year of photo: 09/11/2006 Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: Shops at Cherrydown West, Kingswood.	Location: Cherrydown West Photographer: J.C. Photography Year of photo: 09/11/2006 Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: Shops at Cherrydown West, Kingswood.

Sub-Centre

The three shop units at Cherrydown (now Cherrydown West) Sub-Centre were completed during 1960 and in full occupation by early 1961. Numbered 1, 3 and 5 the block has a short lay-by for parking and maisonette accommodation above each unit.

Below are some of the past and present traders to have occupied the units.

Cherrydown West			Open	Closed
No. 1	Tucker Dennis Harrington Curry Master	Butchers Butchers Butchers Take-away	1961 Pre /06/1963 1960s c.2000s	c.1963 1960s c.1980s
No. 3	S. & D. Supermarkets Ltd. Samdor J & P Auto Spares KDR Hairdressers Glamour & Funk Industry - Hairdressers & Barbers	Supermarket Launderette Car Accessories Hairdressers Hairdressers Hairdressers	Pre /06/1964 1960s c.1970s c.2000s 2010s c.2016	-- c.1980s c.2000 2010s c.2016
No. 5	L.E. Newton Ltd. Davies P.M. Patel Cherrydown News	Newsagent and confectionery Newsagent and confectionery Newsagent and confectionery Newsagent and Confectioner	Pre /06/1960 1960s c.2000s 2010s	1960s -- 2010s

Temporary shop in Witchards

Prior to the completion of the main Kingswood neighbourhood centre a temporary shop opened in March 1957 in two converted garages off Clay Hill Road at 132 Witchards. The grocers shop was run by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hays who had been displaced from their former shop and home at Elm Farm Stores in Basildon Road, Laindon. Following its completion the shop vacated to the new centre and the garages returned to normal use.

Main Centre

The main neighbourhood centre at Clay Hill Road was under construction from late 1956 early 1957 with the first shops opening during 1958.

Businesses known to have traded there include:

Clay Hill Road (to summer/autumn 1963)			Open	Closed
No. 257	Babs	Drapers and Female Fashions	c.1959	--
No. 255	B.C. Feltham Regency House	Hardware Hairdressers and Beauty Salon	Pre /06/1960 1960s	1960s --
No. 253	Moorcroft's	Greengrocer	Pre /06/1960	--
No. 251	K.P. Hill (Keith Hill)	Butchers	1959
No. 249	R. Miles (conf.) Ltd. Kingswood Sub-post Office	Newsagent, tobacconist, confectioner, stationery & toys Post Office services	1958 1958
No. 247	M.D. Godfrey	Chemist, baby, cosmetics and photographic requisites	1958
No. 245	Hays (Mr. (Al)Bert Hays & Mrs. Ann Hays)	Grocery store	1958	1960s
No. 243	Johnson & Sons of Leigh-on-Sea	Fishmonger and poulterer	1958	1960s

1963 renumbering of Clay Hill Road

In 1963 Clay Hill Road was extended from the Church Road junction to London Road,Vange along the course of the former Bull Road and the southern section of Timberlog Lane. This resulted in a change to the numbering sequence which was then reversed to begin at the town centre end. All odd numbered properties thus became even and vice versa.

Some of the past and present traders:

Clay Hill Road (from summer/autumn 1963)			Open	Closed
No. 140	Babs Anthony Gover Swinton Insurance	Drapers and Female Fashions Insurance Insurance	1963 1970s c.1990s	1970s 1990s 10/06/2017
No. 142a	David Ayres Ladbrooks	Bespoke Tailor Betting shop	1960s 1990s	c.1974 Open
No. 142	Regency House Anthony Gover Kingswood Estate Agents Swinton Insurance	Ladies' Hairdressers and Beauty Salon Insurance Estate Agents Insurance	1967 1970s 1980s c.1990s	1970s c.1980s -- 10/06/2017
No. 144	Allcures Pharmacy	Pharmacy	1990s
No. 146	K.P. Hill (Keith Hill) Kingswood Fish Bar	Butchers Fish and Chip Shop	1963
No. 148	R. Miles (conf) Ltd. Martin's Sub-Post Office	Newsagents and confectioners Newsagents and Confectioners Post Office Services	1963 c.1972 1960s	c.1972
No. 150	M.D. Godfrey Richardson Tropicals High Spirits	Chemist Tropical Fish Off Licence	1960s /04/1971	06/03/1971 c.1970s
No. 152	Hays (Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hays) Wavy Line Ho-Ho	Grocery store Supermarket Take-away	1963 --	-- --
No. 154	Johnson & Sons of Leigh-on-Sea Launderette Alley Barber	Fishmonger and poulterer Launderette Hairdressers	1963 --	-- --
No. 162	Colin's Hairdressers Isis Beauty Kingswood Flowers	Hairdressers Beauty Treatment Florist	1960s c.1990s	Open

Page added: 2013

Other points of interest:

1) Tucker and Harrington butchers at No.1 Cherrydown were both family run businesses with various shops at Pitsea, Laindon, Langdon Hills, Lee Chapel North and Lee Chapel South.

2) Feltham's hardware at No. 255 was a pre new town trader with another shop at 18 Rectory Road, Pitsea.

3) Richardson Tropicals at No. 150 was started by Brian Richardson, then deputy head of Millhouse junior school in Tavistock Road, Laindon.

4) The butcher's shop at No. 251 (renumbered 146) was one of two run by the Hill brothers Keith and Gerry, the other being at No. 416 Whitmore Way at the main centre Fryerns and run by Gerry.

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