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Printed 1824 announcement for C. Beale’s Straw Manufactory in Royston, detailing a new shop location and business services.

Straw Manufactory, Royston

History of the straw manufactory

A detail from an 1896 Ordnance Survey map showing the intersection of George Lane and another street with hatched buildings.

Royston OS map 1896

C. Beale’s shop was situated at the corner of George Lane on the High Street.

 

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