16– 18 even BRIDGE STREET

Official listing  Nos 16 and 18 grade II

 

Brick, partly stuccoed, pantiled roof, late Georgian. 2 storeys, Stone doorcase. 5 segmental headed windows

to upper floor with keystones and rusticated brick surrounds. C19 shop front to No 16.

 

 

Additional information  The rear garden contains traces of the 16th century defensive Cat Well wall into which are set bread ovens of c 1900

 

The steep pitched roof and chimney stacks suggest  an earlier structure refaced in the 18th century.

R Thompson bakers in the late 19th early 20th centuries. Originally a shop front to the left side now returned to residential use,

 

There is some confusion due to previous street numbering

 

 

 

OCCUPANCY

No 16

2010                         Cookware Cookcraft Kitchen Shop

2006                         Restaurant/Café Scotts Cake & Sandwich with No 18

2004                         Confectionary Holiday Rock Shop J C & E A Gardiner

1997, 2003             Confectionary News Agent/Soups The Upper Crust

1962,80                    Tobacco/Confectionary B.S.Gibson

1953,52,51             Tobacco/Confectionary Mrs.Agnes Knowles From No 9 & 30

1938,35                    Dressmaker Miss Margaret Brown

1935                         Ladies Hair dresser Arch.Linklater and Private

1929,25                    Dressmakers Low & Brown

1911                         Draper Miss Mary Calder

1901census             In occupation

1891census             Unoccupied

 

No 18

2010                         Private Mrs Marion Mead

2006                         Guesthouse The Old Bakery Guesthouse, Scotts

2004                         Estate Office Percy Estate

2002                         Private

1938                         Ladies Hairdresser Archibald D Linklater and Private

1897,91,87,87,79 Baker Ralph Thompson and No 20

 

No 20

2010

1911,10,                  Umbrella Maker Robert W McLeod

1902                         Private Ralph Thompson

1902                         Baker Ralph Thomson

 

Street was probably renumbered as Thompson Baker is now at No 26

1891census 1901census  Baker Ralph Thompson and No 18