Donated by the granddaughter of William DALGLISH.Faded black and white photo of the William DALGLISH shop at the corner of Station and Ingles Streets. Signage shows "North Sandridge Tea and Coffee Mart" and also Kitchenware, Ironmongery and Tinware. The photo taken in 1874 shows several people at the doorway of the shop and two horsedrawn wagons.william dalglish, built environment - commercial, business and traders - general stores

Walter Charles Marlborough was born in 1859 at Islington, London UK, in 1907 he married Olive Elsie Insall (from Castlemaine, Vic) in Melbourne. Walter was variously described as a salesman, and dealer in general & secondhand goods and practised this trade at (initially) 268 and (finally) 221 Bay Street Port Melbourne between 1916 and 1923 [refer Sands & MacDougall Directories]. This photo portrays Walter outside his shop at 221 Bay Street in c. 1920, the shop was on the NW corner of Bay Street and Liardet Street, Port Melbourne. Prior to Marlborough's occupation of 221 Bay Street it had been used by a general consumables retailer, hence the remnant signage of Robur Tea.Digital copy of a black and white photobusiness and traders - general stores, built environment - commercial, walter charles marlborough, bay street

Alexander Meston was born at Banchory, Scotland in 1839. He emigrated to Melbourne in 1863 and was first employed at Weaver & Co, Elizabeth Street. In c 1868 he took over the existing drapery business of George Craib at 71 Bay Street, in the following year he married Ann McLennan, they had six children. He operated his Bay Street business until c 1897, he and Ann lived in retirement at Dundas Place Albert Park till he died in 1909. Note that a renumbering in Bay Street altered the number from 71 to 89.Photo in black and whitebusiness and traders - general stores, built environment - commercial, alexander meston, george craib