67 Gloucester Avenue: Partymad!

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2013 History: 

  • GROCER & CHEESEMONGER

    67 Gloucester Avenue

    Partymad, 1972

  • “    Ann Nicholson 1861
  • “    John Burt  1868-71
  • “    Mrs Catherine Burt 1875
  • GROCER  “ 1881-1901
  • “   Frank Burt 1905-10
  • “   Benjamin Jones 1922
  •     Mrs Mary Blackbourn 1929
  • “  Ernest Limehear 1935+?
  • “  Benjamin Stevenson  1940-55
  • ”  Mrs Ethel Stevenson 1957

A local resident remembers buying his first ice-lolly here: an ice block with half a plum inside. The shop also sold cheap bags of broken Smiths Crisps. The owner was generous with credit, and got into financial difficulties.

  •  CLEANERS  Scotts 1965-70 
  • PARTY SHOP Partymad 1972-86

Partymad sold a large range of decorations, toys, balloons, jokes etc. for children’s and other parties. It was run by Sarah Morton whose husband Sir Alastair Morton was chairman of Eurotunnel which built the Channel Tunnel. In 1986 Partymad expanded next door to no. 69.

    •   MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO AND OFFICES     1990s
  • VINTAGE CLOTHING & CONTEMPORARY ART Vintage 2004-present