Glossop Victorian Architectural Heritage

The Glossop VAH Project

Glossop VAH Project

Glossop VAH

	Snobby Dogs 1 Jackson Buildings, Victoria Street	Pizza4U 3 Jackson Buildings, Victoria Street
Victoria Street	2 Victoria Street	Old Post Office 4 Victoria Street

Summary
Built in 1894-96 by Isaac Jackson, a saddler & harness maker, he founded Glossop Belt Co. making fasteners for belts for the cotton mills. Originally the site of Isacc Jackson’s premises and workshop.

Shop front of divisional pilasters, console bracket, facia boards and cornices with blind-boxes. Stall-risers with slender timber column, glazing and timber soffit-panels led to recessed entrances doors. First floor windows have chamfered mullions and window heads with large paned sash windows. The second floor is constructed with a Mansard roof, balustraded and with curved pediment-dormer windows.

Jackson Buildings originally had a cast-iron awning which was removed in the early 20th century.

1827	Mr Woods, the owner of Howardtown Mill erected his first gas works on the site of Jackson Buildings

1891	Kelly’s Directory Hollinworth Samuel, stationer, news agent & agent to the Allan & Dominion line of steamships, 1A, Victoria street

1895	Kelly’s Directory Hollinworth Saml, stationer, news agent & agent to the Allan & Dominion line of steamships, 1A, Victoria st

1899	Kelly’s Directory Jackson Isaac, saddler & harness maker & dealer in rubber & water proof goods, 2 High st. & Victoria st

1912	Kelly’s Directory Cash & Co. boot & shoe makers, 1 Victoria street

1925	Kelly’sDirectory Cash & Co. boot & shoe makers, 1 Victoria street

1926	Midland Counties of England Trades Directory Cash & Co. Bootmaker, 1 Victoria Street

1932	Kelly’s Directory Cash & Co. (W. & E. Turner Ltd.), boot & shoe mkrs. 1 Victoria st

1932	Kelly’s Directory Brownson George Ltd. Tailors, 2 & 4 High st. east & Victoria st

1941	Kelly’s Directory Cash & Co. (W. & E. Turner Ltd.), boot & shoe mkrs. 1 Victoria st

1975	Crossley’s shop? Photograph courtesy of Cliff Hales.

2007	Thomas Cook travel agents. Photograph courtesy of Glossop & District Historical Society.

2012

Glossopdale Townscape Heritage Initiative
Grant application towards reinstatement of timber traditional shop front based upon photographic evidence, restoration of traditional joinery details at first and second floor openings, stonework repairs to front elevation and at roof balustrade (inc decorative window surrounds), repairs to welsh blue slate roof and reinstatement of new cast iron rainwater goods. Click here for PDF document.

2014	Snobby Dogs opened in April 2014.

2014	Photo taken in 2014 by Glossop VAH.