Eardly hall institute
This shop has been many things over the years before being a butcher's and then a nail spa. The building dates from 1880 and was originally the "Rainbow Temperance Hotel and Coffee House. In 1891, the Coffee House Keeper was 69-year old Henry Chapman, with his wife Jane and their two grandchildren. In 1901 the manager was 39-year old Edward Brackless. It became the Eardley Hall Memorial Institute, which housed the village library for some years - the institute being named after Eardley N. Hall, a local banker who once lived at the now demolished Barrow Hill House.
Woodwards butchers was a fixture in the High Street for over 40 years and proudly bore the sign "Champion of Champions Sausage Maker" in the window. The shop closed as a butcher's in January 2018. The upstairs premises have been converted into two flats, and the ground floor was empty until December 2018, when it became a nail spa..
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): A photo from about 2011.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): This photo was taken in February 2016. The upper storey of the old coffee rooms looks in pretty poor condition.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The sign in the upper windows of the shop says that the freehold is for sale - "Alan Woodward Butcher Unaffected".
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): A photo from late May 2017 showing scaffolding in place and work in progress on the upper part of the building.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The business closed down at the end of January 2018, after over 40 years in the village. Rents were increased and Alan decided to retire - with no-one available to carry it on. This photo is from mid-February 2018, with the shop empty.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The shop glass has been blanked with whitewash while the interior is being cleared. Mid-April 2018.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The shop with a sign showing apartments for sale. Late June 2018.
Alan Woodward sign (Eardley Hall Institute): The "For sale" sign in close-up.
Alan Woodward's yard (Eardley Hall Institute): Late July 2018, showing the rubble in the back yard of the shop.
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Alan Woodward interior (Eardley Hall Institute): A view of the empty shop, taken through the glass door in early September 2018.
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KT Nails (Eardley Hall Institute): The new shop - a nail spa - photographed in mid-November 2018.
Woodwards butchers was a fixture in the High Street for over 40 years and proudly bore the sign "Champion of Champions Sausage Maker" in the window. The shop closed as a butcher's in January 2018. The upstairs premises have been converted into two flats, and the ground floor was empty until December 2018, when it became a nail spa..
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): A photo from about 2011.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): This photo was taken in February 2016. The upper storey of the old coffee rooms looks in pretty poor condition.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The sign in the upper windows of the shop says that the freehold is for sale - "Alan Woodward Butcher Unaffected".
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): A photo from late May 2017 showing scaffolding in place and work in progress on the upper part of the building.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The business closed down at the end of January 2018, after over 40 years in the village. Rents were increased and Alan decided to retire - with no-one available to carry it on. This photo is from mid-February 2018, with the shop empty.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The shop glass has been blanked with whitewash while the interior is being cleared. Mid-April 2018.
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Alan Woodward (Eardley Hall Institute): The shop with a sign showing apartments for sale. Late June 2018.
Alan Woodward sign (Eardley Hall Institute): The "For sale" sign in close-up.
Alan Woodward's yard (Eardley Hall Institute): Late July 2018, showing the rubble in the back yard of the shop.
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Alan Woodward interior (Eardley Hall Institute): A view of the empty shop, taken through the glass door in early September 2018.
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KT Nails (Eardley Hall Institute): The new shop - a nail spa - photographed in mid-November 2018.