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Icknield Street

by jwgmills

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The Royal Mint pub stood at 200 Icknield street, taking its name from the Royal Mint itself which is on the opposite side of the road. Photo: c.1960- 1965. The parked Ford Thames van could even belong to Martins!
2) The Warstone pub 168 Icknield Street, corner of Camden Street.
Great Western Inn (1970) 241 Icknield Street, close to Hockley railway station. The demolished remains to its right is where Grant & Mills used to stand, and the rubble on the right down the side road (Park Road), was the rear entrance to the works.
4) Icknield Street/ lodge road junction.
Icknield Street approaching Lodge road with Hockley station in the distance.
240 Icknield Street. The Commercial Inn. Corner of Pitsford Street.Grandpa Reg was born at 244 Icknield Street, and set up Grant and Mills (with Donald "Laddie" Grant) at the same address in 1931 as a plating company.
Icknield Street Railway bridge (Hockley station). The Commercial Inn on the corner, has been replaced by a workshop. (The A35 about to leave the tunnel dates photo to 1956 at the earliest!)
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Stoddards butchers 107 Icknield street
The Commercial Inn (no. 240) just before Hockley Railway Station bridge and the corner of Pitsford Street
Icknield street
Arthur Pruden's gents hairdresser, 145 Icknield street 1920
14) The Gate Inn, 183 Icknield Street (according to Kelly's directory) looking into Alfred Place.
Extract from Kelly's trade directory of 1939, (Icknield street (part 2)) showing Grant and Mills , Chromium Platers, at Nos 244&245 and Arthur Martin (manufacturer of metal small ware) at 246.
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17) The Warstone Inn no.168
18) Bulls Head No 60 (East side)
Paynes boot repairs No.178
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Extract from Kelly's trade directory of 1939, (Icknield street (part 1))
Grant and Mills shown on map bottom right; "Plating works" - next door to Great Western Inn.
Just round the corner from Grant & Mills....
Reginald Mills.