June 1961
This rent book was used by my father and Mr W. P. Grant while he rented the shop from August 1961 until my father sold it to Mr Cropper, when it became a post office. The last date in the book is Feb.8th 1964. He paid £1 a week throughout his tenancy. The payment period varied from three weeks to eleven.
Mr Grant was an upholsterer and his son today (Jan. 2006) has an upholstery business in the shop in Brunswick Road formerly run by Mr and Mrs Jackson as a greengrocers.
COVER TEXT
Max Val Rent Book
For use in connection with a letting of
Unfurnished Premises
To which the Rent Control Acts (1957) apply.
Tenant's Name: Mr. W. T. Grant
Premises let: Lock Up Shop, 151, Brunswick Road
Total Rent: 1-0-0 Per week
Date of Tenancy: August 1961
Collector's name: George Owens
Address: 45, Padeswood Road, Buckley
Author: Owens, Wilf, 1932 - 2007
Year = 1961
Month = June
Building = Commercial
Gender = Male
People = Single
Work = Textiles
Extra = 1960s
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