Our History (under development)

There's so much history to share - plus maps and images (including this one which we've yet to gain permission to publish) - we've not been able to collate everything yet.

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1-7 Sussex places dates from the late 18th or early 19th Century, and features on the New and Correct Plan of the City of Bath, 1825 (Available in Bath Library).

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Former residents of 7 Sussex Place include:

• James Emery (1821), a licensed victualler

• Ann Anderson (1823)

• John Symes, Milkman (c1840)

• Charles Farr, a carpenter (1846)

• Edward Howell, a greengrocer (1852)

• Miss E Robbins, dressmaker (1872)

• Miss Ruth Robbins, dairykeeper (1878)

• George William Edwin Dunn, dairyman (1890)

• Mrs Bradbury (c1896)

• Miss A M Pyatt, dairy (1912)

• W Silcox & Son, dairy (1930-1955)

• Mrs R Ollis, newsagent & tobacconist (1971)

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The property itself has been:

• Mr Dunn's Dairy (c1896)

• Prior Park Dairy (1963)

• Widcombe News & Confectioners (1975)

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Thanks to local historian Phil Bendall for additional information