01 High Street

Revision as of 07:34, 12 August 2025 by Rchapman (talk | contribs)

2-8 Circle Street - ◦ - 3 High Street

  • Gilligan's Electrical (-1960+)
  • WF Brooks 4 Square Supermarket (1965 to 1975)
  • Number One High Street Foodland (1975+)
  • Pensioners Union
  • Salvos (2009)
  • Valley Accounting
  • The Mills (2020)

In the 1980s, Ken McCoy ran a driving school from the upstairs premises, also a paint shop downstairs. Later, there was an accountant upstairs.

Residence on the site in the 1940s (left)
Wally Brooks retires from running the shop in April 1975 (Derwent Valley Gazette 23 April 1975)
New owners take over (Derwent Valley Gazette)
Number One High Street Foodland (Derwent Valley Gazette)
Derwent Valley Pensioners Union in 2008
Original WF Brooks 4 Square Supermarket signage revealed during renovations in 2020
Harcourts/The Mills in 2023 (Photo courtesy of Google Maps)