227 Canterbury Road shopblack and white photographcanterbury road shops, pedestrian crossing

Edward Blatchford Wright was born in 1894 in Birmingham, son of Edward Wright and Florence Emuss. It is not known when he migrated to Australia but he served in the AIF during WW1, seeing action in France. On enlistment aged 20 years 9 months, he gave his occupation as farmer. He married Gertrude Matilda Wain in 1919. He came to Surrey Hills c1924. He was a grocer in the area for several decades with shops in Canterbury Road. In 1942 he is listed at 235 Union Road. This was a residential address. Alan Holt's Surrey Hills property register places him at 365 Canterbury Road (c1920-1930) and 359 Canterbury Road (c1930-1940). He died in 1972 in Mont Albert. His last electoral roll entry in 1968 gives 18 Serpentine Street, Mont Albert. He and his wife are buried in Burwood Cemetery.Black and white photo of the exterior of Edward Blanchford Wright's grocery shop in Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills. The screen door is open and William Reynolds stands in the opening, dressed in a long white coat. The window displays are stacked high with cans and packages and large signs advertising the prices of goods. There is advertising on the windows for Marmite, Glen Valley tea, Preservene soap and Brockoff's biscuits. advertising, shops, grocers, businesses, union road shops, edward blatchford wright, william reynolds, burwood cemetery, world war 1, canterbury road

History of Camberwell, including origin of name, history of Canterbury; Camberwell and Canterbury shops, Fairholme, Camberwell Station, Hartwell Station, Camberwell Tram Depot, Frognall, Camberwell Grammar, Fintona.History of Camberwell, including origin of name, history of Canterbury; Camberwell and Canterbury shops, Fairholme, Camberwell Station, Hartwell Station, Camberwell Tram Depot, Frognall, Camberwell Grammar, Fintona. |56p|ill.camberwell, historic buildings, maranoa gardens, st. barnabas church, shrublands, fintona, frognall, fairholme

illiam Mostyn was a bike builder/repairer with a shop in Canterbury Road Canterbury. Married in 1913 to Alice Schwerkolt.william tanner, bicycle repairs, canterbury road shop

Coloured photograph Canterbury Lace shop No. 102 Maling Roadcanterbury, maling road, shops

Canterbury Road shopsColour photograph

Canterbury Road shopsColour photograph

Canterbury Road shopsColour photograph

John Weymouth (1863-1939) opened his business as a painter and decorator in 1888. This is believed to be the rented shop where he first started at 195 Canterbury Road Canterbury.2 Copies sepia photo - second photo is 30cm x 21cm.weymouth family, weymouth hardware shop, canterbury road, j weymouth & sons

Coloured photograph canterbury, maling road, shop interiors

Coloured photograph of a group of Maling Road Traders in period costume posing for a photograph in maling Roadcanterbury, maling road, shop, fashion

Black and white photograph of a haberdashery shop and small Library next to the old Post Office in Canterbury road, Vermont c. 1951. Business was run by Jessie Birrell, the Aunt of the donor, Dot Tresider.haberdashery shop, canterbury road, vermont, tresider, dot, birrell, jessie

Canterbury Road shops at Highfield Road intersection looking east along Canterbury Road - North SideColour photographcanterbury road, canterbury road shops, streetscapes

Black and white photo of Shops in Canterbury Road, Blackburn South.blackburn fibrous plaster works, shops, canterbury road

Coloured photograph of the fruit shop called Canterbury Fruit Emporium at No. 108 Maling Roadcanterbury, maling road, shops

Closing down sale at Henry M. Smith's Thrifty Link Hardware Shop, Canterbury Road CanterburyColour photocanterbury, canterbury road, henry m. smith, hardware stores, shops, thrifty link hardware

Exterior of J Weymouth & Sons shop in Canterbury Road, CanterburyBlack and white photographcanterbury, canterbury road, j weymouth & sons, plumbers, painters and decorators, hardware stores