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George Askham, Tailor, Draper & Outfitter, 8 & 10 High Street


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George Askham, tailor, woollen draper & outfitter, 8 & 10 High Street. 

Advertisement from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield, Pawson and Brailsford. 1862.

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Whites Directory 1852

Askham, George, tailor, draper and clothes dealer, 10 High Street, h. 1 Charles Street. 

 

Whites Directory 1862

Askham, George, tailor and outfitter, 10 High Street, h. 1 Charles Street. 

Askham, George jun., tailor, Thirwell Road, Heeley. 

 

Whites Directory 1879

Askham, George, tailor & outfitter, 33 South Street, h. Oak Villa, Crescent Road

 

History of the Askham Family

https://mannchess.org.uk/People/Askham, George Albert Roberts.htm

Sons John & Phillip went into partnership, Askham Brothers & Wilson, steel manufacturers, Napier Street,1890.

 

Sheffield Chess Club

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s25823&pos=2&action=zoom&id=28264

 

 

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Whites Directory 1849. 

Askham, George, tailor, draper & clothes dealer, 19 High Street. 

 

Advertisement Whites Directory 1852.

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Whites Directory 1856

Askham, George, tailor, draper &clothes dealer, 10 High Street, h. 1 Charles Street. 

Askham, George, tailor &etc. h. 58 Suffolk Road. 

 

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Unfortunate with the collapse of his premises during "extensive excavations" of the adjoining property, wonder whose property it was. 

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1 hour ago, Ponytail said:

Unfortunate with the collapse of his premises during "extensive excavations" of the adjoining property, wonder whose property it was. 

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Wow! The assistants and passers by were lucky. That's one way of getting the road widened!

Thanks SteveHB for finding that. 

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