Hello There If he didn't trade for long or he didn't bother to advertise you are going to have a problem. Two suggestions, one, Contact the Ramsgate Society as the Editor Terry Wheeler has a huge interest in the High Street and its Buildings. http://www.ramsgate-society.org.uk/cgi-bin/contact.cgi Also, you can try and locate the property on a map, coinciding with the years your grandfather was in residence there, then see what is either side. This way you can see what was either side, hopefully a well known shop or building, then look at old picture postcards and local history books and see if a picture shows the High Street at that location Good luck and Merry Christmas Suzannah Andrea Currie <andrea@f2s.com> wrote: HI Suzannah Do you or any lister have any pictures or info re the above. It was my grandfathers shop at 102a High St Ramsgate. There may be some who remember it...... Thank you Andrea Currie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzannah Foad" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 4:09 PM Subject: [Isle-of-Thanet] Mr Joseph WALES Builder Etc > Interesting write up in a small Margate Guide of 1903 for the WALES > researchers > Merry Christmas > Suzannah > > > > Mr Joseph WALES Builder etc, Ventilating and Sanitary Engineer, Union > Crescent, Margate > (Messrs C H WALES & Co, Decorators and sign writers, 91 High Street) > > It is often said that " Practise makes perfect" and as this aphorism is > most > certainly true in the regard of the building trade, we are pleased to be > bale to inform our readers that Mr WALES has had a varied experience of > every branch, extending over a period of twenty years or more. > During that time much good work has been successfully carried out by him > in > Margate and the surrounding districts, many important jobs and contracts > having been from time to time placed in his hand for all classes of > building, repairs and sanitary engineering. The latter is now made a > special > line, and Mr WALES brings to the work a thorough knowledge of all the most > approved and modern systems as applied to the drainage and ventilation of > dwelling houses. This, added to the use of thoroughly sound materials and > skilled labour, enables him to guarantee the efficiency of all the work; > so > that he may be entrusted with important matters of this kind with the > fullest confidence as to the result. > > Mr WALES keeps on hand, at the yard, adjoining his residence, a good stock > of all the necessary materials; but in the way of sanitary fittings, drain > pipes, bricks, tiles, cement etc, the capacious workshop and builders yard > proper, situated at Clifton Gardens, Cliftonville, contain a large and > varied assortment, with a capital plant, and all the usual appliances for > expediting the work. > Estimates are furnished for any kind of building work at short notice and > in > the event of Mr WALES being favoured with the order, operations are > commenced without any of those vexation delays with which most of us have > some experience. There is also attached to the firm, a decorators and sign > writers department at 91 High Street, under the title of C H WALES & Co. > > In addition to general decorating, Mr C H WALES does all kinds of gilding, > sigh writing, glass embossing, etc and customers will find the work > executed > most expeditiously and in admirable taste. > We may mention, in fact, that Mr WALES has devoted the greater part of his > life to this particular class of work and holds certificates of Merit from > the International Building and Art Exhibition, held in London at the > Agricultural Hall in 1892, and it is doubtless owing to this special > training that his artistic work bears favourable comparison with the > finest > London style. There is always, at his place of business an especially fine > stock of designs in decorative goods and the firm are also extensive > dealers > in both English and French paper hangings, Lincrusta Walton, Japanese > embossed leather paper etc. > > In conclusion we may point out that courteous attention is extended by the > firm to one and all and that the wishes and instructions of customers are > invariably most carefully carried out. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >