There was at Grocer and Draper store in Northrepps for over 100 years possibly from 1871
We are looking for photos of the front of the shop and if anyone is able to add to the information below.
Shop and Post Office moved into the old bottle store behind the pub in 1991
Sign still visible above the kitchen door
Northrepps
Village Shop on Church Street
1835 – James Storey Born in Northrepps to William and Phobe Storey
Siblings – Elizabeth, William, Maria and Harriet
1851 – James Storey moved away to Holborn London
Occupation – Grocer
William and Phobe Storey living on Church Street
Occupation – Shoemaker
1861 – James Storey still in Holborn London
Occupation Grocer
William and Phobe storey – Listed as Inn Keepers on Church Street
1871 – James Storey (36) moved back to Church Street Northrepps
James Occupation - Grocer
Head of house - Lived alone
Possibly running a shop with his sister Maria who was a widow. Occupation Grocer
William and Phobe are Listed as Licenced Publican of Mark Lane Inn and Foundry Arms
Also living in the pub daughter Maria and Grandson William Chapman 6 years old
1881 – James Storey (46) lived on Church street, with his Mum Phobe Storey who was listed as Head of house.
Phobe Aged 83 was a Widow – Occupation Inn Keeper of Mark Lane Inn
James Occupation – Grocer
Also living in the house
William Chapman 16 years old
Tabitha Mathews 17 years old – Occupation Servant
1883 – First official listing of a shop on Church Street
1889 – Mark Lane Inn – Eliza Golden Inn Keeper
1891 – James Storey (56) lived on Church Street
Occupation – Grocer and Draper and Employer
Also living in the house
William Chapman (Nephew) (26) Occupation Grocer and Draper
Karenhapic Chapman (Neice) (36)
Edwin Brown (Visitor) (14)
Rose Chadwick (Servant) (17)
1898 - Mark Lane Inn and Foundry Arms Owned by Charles William Huon Bullard
1901 – James Storey (66) Lived in ‘The Shop’ Church Street
Occupation – Grocer and Draper and Employer
Also living in the house
William Chapman (Nephew) (36) Occupation – Assistant
Carrie Chapman (Neice) (46) Occupation – Housekeeper
Edwin John Brown (Nephew) (23) Occupation – Assistant
Ethal Smith (Servant) (14)
1911 - James Storey (76) Lived on Church Street
Occupation – Grocer and Draper and Employer
Also living in the house
William Chapman (Nephew) (46) Occupation - Grocer and Draper
Census shows he has been married for 24 years to
Carrie Chapman (Neice) (56) They had no children
Edwin Brown (Nephew) (31) Occupation - Grocer and Draper
Census shows he has been married for 5 years with 1 child
James Brown (Nephew) (4)
Number of rooms in the house 7
1918 - James Storey Died
William Chapman who had been on the census living with the Storey family since 1871 (Aged 6)
Sold the Shop to Herbert Woodhouse for £300.00 in an Aution which also contained 7 other cottages, all owned by JH Gurney Esq and all with sitting tenents
1918-1948 – Herbert Woodhouse
1848-1949 – Eileen Woodhouse
1949-1955 - Reginald Wolfe and Ruby Wolfe
1955 -1975 – Mr and Mrs Barfoot
1975 - 1981 - Robert and Jackie Richards sold the Post office stores for £28,500 to Mr BG and Mrs PK Heaver
1981 - ? - Violet Mann
? - 1991 - Paul and Bridget Ross
May 1991 North Norfolk district Council approved planning application from Mr and Mrs P Ross to change house and shop to two dwellings, internal subdivision and form new entrance.
July 1991 North Norfolk District Council approved planning application to change use of bottle store to Post office and store at The Foundry Arms for Mr RN Lattaway.
The sign can still be seen above The Foundry Arms kitchen door.
