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Marley Hill shops
The only shop
in Marley Hill,
near Church Street
and St. Cuthbert's Street
In spite of being a busy mining community Marley Hill had very few shops. At the end of the twentieth century there were no shops open in the village.
High Row (A)
High Row had at one time, a small shop run by a Mrs Ellison. There was no shop window, which suggests that the business was in her home. She sold sweets, pop, cooked meats, threads and needles.
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Post Office Row (B)
There was a shop here in 1860 run by a family called Bean. In 1882 it was taken over by Thomas Brabban, who in 1890 added the Post Office which gave the street its name. The Post Office was located nearer the southern end of the street at bottom right of the map. Thomas stayed there until 1922. The shop was then taken over by Hannah Hutchinson as a Post Office and General Dealers. Hannah retired in 1965. The shop closed in 1973.
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The Hut Shop (A)
This shop was opened at the west end of Church Street in 1925 by John Aimers. Later in the 20's it was owned by Bob Wintrip, as a General Dealers and Post Office, until 1951. The shop, which was a wooden structure, was then rebuilt in brick. Tommy Gibson had the shop and Post Office until 1974. Sometime in the 1980's the Post Office part was closed and residents of Marley Hill had to travel to the Post Office in Sunniside. The shop closed in 1994.
Street Traders (D)
Street TradersFrom about 1914 Marley Hill was served by traders coming round the doors. First there was Margaret Davy selling fish from her creel. In the 1930's John Davy continued the family tradition but selling from a van. Barty Phelphs from High Row sold fish for a short time. In 1948 Norman Curry from Burnopfield Co-op came round with fish.
A McCourt in the early part of the century sold items necessary for the pitmen such as carbide for their lamps and lamp oil. He also sold kitchen utensils. There was also a muffin man, a trader selling eggs and yeast and a woman with haberdashery in her pack.In the 1930's Harry Ismay came in with his horse and cart selling fruit and vegetables. Bobby Lowden began coming round in a van, with a counter, in 1950's selling fruit and vegetables.
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