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A corner shop with a For Sale sign on its side stands at an intersection, with large display windows and a sign reading Watson.

Watson grocery, Victoria Avenue (MoC423.74)

Victoria Avenue (East Side – south)

History of Victoria Avenue (East Side)

The ennumeration of the East side of Victoria Avenue south of Trafalgar Street has changed since the early C20th.

1901 Spalding’s

(4) William Dunn, fishmonger

(5) William Dunn, tobacconist

(6) R Ridgewell, tailor


1913 Kelly’s

(4) Charles Hill, greengrocer and florist

(5) G Hawes, tailor


1937

(17) Sydney Herbert Watson, wine and spirit merchant

(19 & 21) Sydney Herbert Watson, grocer


1970

(17/21) S H Watson, grocer

(19 & 21) –

(23) –

 

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