C19. 4 storeys, 3 windows. Red brick, long and short stone quoins. Gable with ornamental bargeboards. Sash windows. Modern shop front on ground floor. All the listed buildings on the East Side of King’s Parade form a group.
William Brown, 57, tailor and robe maker, b Norfolk
At the end of 1872, the tailoring and robe-making firm of Brown and Sons was in financial difficulties. Josiah Chater was appointed receiver and James Osbourn and Alfred Chater looked over the premises and decided to expand their Market Hill business there and use it as accommodation for James Osbourn.
James Osbourn, tailor and robemaker
Alexander Barham Osbourn
A E Clothier, outfitter
Ernest A Kinsey
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