T. Short Saddlers who were located at 21 High Street, Stockton-on-Tees. The business was at this location between 1894 to 1918.
Photograph and details courtesy of Alex Moody.
T. Short Saddlers, Stockton High Street
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
Hi Alex,
Some dates and addresses
John Short the second son of Stephen and Jane (nee Howgill) was baptised at Stockton 8th Nov 1846.
1851 census – 3 Cross Street.
1861 census – 20 Silver Street.
1871 census – 25 Portrack Lane – saddler.
11th November 1873 – Northern Echo – 23 High Street (first found business address).
8th July 1876 – Stockton Herald – has been in business for 6 years and has moved to new premises at 18 High Street.
1881 census – 25 Portrack Lane – master saddler employing 2 men 1 boy (visiting Sanderson family living at his old home).
1887 – married Isabel Sanderson.
8th December 1888 – North Eastern Weekly Gazette – 21 High Street.
1891 census – 12 Sydney Street – saddler. Private address.
1901 census – 21 High Street – saddler and harness maker. Now living above shop.
1911 census – 21 High Street – saddler (son William Sanderson Short also saddler). Living in 5 rooms above shop.
1st March 1919 – North Star – Mr J.Short, 21 High Street informed son Pte W.S. Short (5th Lancers) missing since 26th March now considered to be killed on that date. Deceased was engaged in his father’s business, leaves a widow and child.
25th March 1920 – John Short aged 73 years buried Durham Road Cemetery (died 22nd March, 21 High Street estate £702 17s 9d).
8th July 1920 – North Star – High Street, Charles Turner & Sons (“Farmers’ Friends”) instructed by the executors of the late J.Short, saddler to sell by auction on 14th July, the whole of the remaining stock, saddler’s tools and fixtures.
Keep smiling … Paul
Paul, thanks for adding all those details, it brings the photo to life.
Very sad that William didn’t survive the war, he could be one of the younger chaps shown in this image?
From GWGC site:
William Sanderson Short, Died 26 March 1918, Age 28 years old, commemorated at
Pozieres Memorial, France.
Son of John and Isabel Short; husband of Lottie E. Short, of 47 Wellington St., Stockton-On-Tees, Co. Durham.
The J. Short Saddlery picture should be forwarded to the National Horse Brass Society in England for further publication in their Journal.
Derek Griffiths. Melbourne Australia and former member of NHBS
The sign says J Short.
There was a saddler by the river in the early 1960s. I don’t know for how long it had been there nor was there.
There was a saddler on Thistle Green in the 1960s, the building backed onto the Royal Oak and faced toward the river, I used to get my saddle soap and dubbing for my hiking boots from there.
Yes there was, we used to go there to get studs for our belts.