Allendale Square - Circa 1963
Allendale village centre in the 1960s, viewed from the ‘Island’/’Bullring’. Note the scales stood at the doorway of the Post Office – at that time run by Billy and Nancy Fairlamb.
Photo Category: Shops
Allendale Square - Circa 1910
Forster’s Temperance Hotel, Allendale – this was later to become the Dale Hotel. To its right a shop that was the site of Allendale Post Office, under William Fairlamb, prior to 1900 when it moved across the Square to the present ‘Tea Rooms’ building.
Allenheads - 1910
Allenheads village centre. The post office and grocers is the building on the extreme right with the delivery bicycle outside. This images comes from a postcard sent by one penny post.
Allendale Square - Circa 1895
Postcard showing Matthew Stephenson’s grocery store, on the corner of Allendale Square and Shield St. The Heatherlea hotel building was subsequently built on this site. On the corner is the entrance to the bank.
Allendale Square - Circa 1959
Dorothy Lancaster leading a ride. At that time her riding school operated out of the King’s Head stables; it moved to Pods Bank in Thornley Gate in the early 1960s. The Allendale Co-op Drapery opened in 1937 – formerly the site of the Fosters’ house ‘West View’. The garage behind was used for storing vehicles. Parked … read more
Allendale Square - Circa 1905
Allendale market place, with the building that now houses the Post Office to the left of the picture.
Allendale Square - Circa 1938
Allendale Post Office in its 1880s-1960s location (now the Tea Rooms). This location was the site of ‘The Green’ public house at the start of the 1800s. Three generations of Fairlamb ran the Post Office for over a hundred years – William began in 1870. Llewellyn took it over in 1904 and William Redvers Fairlamb … read more
Allenheads - 1903
Allenheads village centre on a very quiet day – no vehicles and no people, perhaps it was Sunday and they were all in church.
Allendale Square - Circa 1950
One of Dorothy and Harry Lancaster’s riding school ponies – Lindy – outside the Co-op Drapery – now the Co-op supermarket. Harry lived at Leadgate and worked at the garage which is now The Forge.
Allendale Town - Circa 1901
Thomas Dixon and his wife Mary – outside his butcher’s shop at Peth House, Allendale. They were the grandparents of Robert Dixon who lived at Bishopside Farm, Catton until c.2000 and the parents of Isaac Dixon who ran the butcher shop from the site of the current Dale Salon prior to the Co-op company taking … read more
Allendale Square - 1955
The Post Office in the centre of the picture was run by William (Billy) Fairlamb from 1961 to 1970. Prior to that, Billy managed the post office in the white building next door (from 1952 to 1961) having followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. Billy was succeeded as postmaster by Alan Blair … read more
Allenheads - 1910
Postcard view of Allenheads village centre showing W. Pearson’s shop and Post Office. Note the Gin Hill Shaft behind the shop and house – this was later demolished.
Allenheads - Date Unknown
A postcard view showing Dovespool – note the shop at left of row. The house in the centre of the picture was the ‘Candle House’ where miners would purchase their candles for work and lighting their homes. The building in front of this later housed Bob Maddison’s dwelling and art studio.
Allenheads - 1910
Postcard view of Allenheads village centre showing shop and post office, run by W. Pearson, to the right of picture. John S. Shield at the Allenheads Inn was also the local ‘carrier’. Note the four-legged transport in those days.
Allendale Town - Circa 1900
Robson’s shop – which burnt down and was replaced by the Co-op Grocery store (1920s – 1990s) and subsequently by Allendale butchers (2000s).
Allendale Square - Circa 1906
Herbert Edgar and some of his children in front of Victoria House – his shop in Allendale Market Place. Left to right: Lancelot (1893-1951), William (1897-1958), Percy (1895-1951), Herbert Edgar (1864-1934), Sylvia (1900-36), Jenny (Edith Jane, 1903-77), Robert (1899-1960)
Allendale Square - Circa 1875
Matt Stephenson’s shop – later to become part of the Heatherlea Hotel in 1903 when Stephenson and Bell extended the building upwards and constructed a new facade.
