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Ruiton, Upper Gornal.

The following businesses were among those trading in Ruiton in 1928. [Kelly's Trade Directory]

Hill Street, Ruiton

50. Charles Henry Guest, butcher.
Edward Harthill, pawnbroker.
Nellie & Sarah Pearson (Misses), dress makers.
Thomas Worton, draper.
S.R. Cook (Mrs), baker
William Thornton, grocer.

Vale Street, Ruiton

21. Henry Ward, beer retailer.
105. John Bodenham, shopkeeper.
119. Moses Westwood, fruiter.
130. Cyril G. Gordon, butcher.

Windmill Street, Ruiton

5. Benjamin Phipps, shopkeeper.
13. Joseph Witton, shopkeeper.

The following businesses were among those trading in Ruiton in 1936. [Kelly's Trade Directory]

Hill Street, Ruiton

50. Charles Henry Guest, butcher.
Frank Chambers, beer retailer.
Edward Harthill, pawnbroker.
Nellie & Sarah Pearson (Misses), dress makers.
Mary Thirlway (Miss), fried fish dealer.
J.A. Sproson Vinrace Ltd., grocers. (also at 14 Kent St.)
Eliza Wilkes (Mrs), shopkeeper.
Thomas Worton, draper.

25 Holloway Street, grocery shops, now private dwellings.

Holloway Street, Ruiton

Esther Louise Addenbrooke, grocer.
Samuel Richard Cook, baker.
25. Wise & Baker, shopkeepers.

Pale Street, Ruiton

46. Mary Ann Bennett, shopkeeper.
Walter Burgess, grocer.

Vale Street, Ruiton

21. Leonard Ward, beer retailer.
40. Philip Southall, greengrocer.
119. Moses Westwood, fruiter.
130. Alicia Bassett, shopkeeper.

Windmill Street, Ruiton

5. Benjamin Phipps, shopkeeper.
13. Martha Witton, shopkeeper.

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