I had a very successful research session in Bradford Archives last week. By chance they have an interesting display of items connected with Brown, Muff and Co. As it happened I was searching for the site of the Yorkshire Bank Tyrrel St in 1880's .My CREEDON ancestor was caretaker there with a large family in tow. After leaving the archive a wander through Tyrrel Street actually did help locate the building as it was adjoining the Brown, Muff and Co store . This was the same block that had on a diagonal corner , high up in the original stonework company name Brown & Muff 1870. That part of the building was warehouse I believe.I was so busy checking the high up stone front I forgot to note the name of the modern store below. I recall ZA.. maybe Zahti or similar, maybe a record store or similar. Is anyone a local Bradford resident able to give me the store name. ? On the corner Tyrrel St , Bank St. I am also hoping there may be a way of tracing a photo of the front of the bank building which by 1901 had become the London, City and Midland Bank. For locals the display in the Library local studies dept is very interesting about the well remembered business Brown, Muff and Co. Valerie nee Creedon

From: "Valerie Gilbert" <gilbert.valerie@btinternet.com> > I had a very successful research session in Bradford Archives last > week. By chance they have an interesting display of items connected > with Brown, Muff and Co. As it happened I was searching for the site > of the Yorkshire Bank Tyrrel St in 1880's .My CREEDON ancestor was > caretaker there with a large family in tow. After leaving the archive > a wander through Tyrrel Street actually did help locate the building > as it was adjoining the Brown, Muff and Co store . This was the same > block that had on a diagonal corner , high up in the original > stonework company name Brown & Muff 1870. That part of the building > was warehouse I believe.I was so busy checking the high up stone front > I forgot to note the name of the modern store below. I recall ZA.. > maybe Zahti or similar, maybe a record store or similar. Is anyone a > local Bradford resident able to give me the store name. ? On the > corner Tyrrel St , Bank St. > > I am also hoping there may be a way of tracing a photo of the front of > the bank building which by 1901 had become the London, City and > Midland Bank. > Valerie You should have asked about photos of old Bradford when you were at the Archives, for I am sure they must have hundreds of them. Never mind! I have a half dozen books of old Bradford containing several photos of Tyrrel Street, including one taken in 1891 looking towards Bank Street and Hustlergate. It shows Brown & Muff and a bank called what was then the Bradford Commercial Bank. Might that be the one? I will scan and e-mail one or two pics to you, but you may have to give me a few days, since I am currently a bit up to my ears in work and visiting my wife, who is in hospital for an operation. All the best. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE