Incorporating part of Rosemary Street,Walkden Street & Union Street

Next weeks Up Our Street will feature Handley Arcade

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In 1907 John Harwood Cash established LawnMills in Rosemary Street. In 1973 Courtauldstook over with a turnover of £15 million and1000 employees. This building was laterconverted into the Rosemary Centre complex ofoffices and shops which opened in 1984.Shops currently trading in the centre are Argos,Store Twenty One, Lloyds Pharmacy, DominoPizza, Slacks News and Iceland.Iceland was once a ‘Fulham’s Frozen Food’shop and over the years has expanded takingover the Fulham’s and Coral’s bookies. Theyhave a bonus card that gives out vouchers asprizes on a monthly basis and acts as a card forfree home delivery.

Did you know that Iceland used to trade frominside the Littlewoods Store which is nowPrimark?

The back of the Rosemary Centre and accessto the car park is off Union Street which exceptfor the Golf Support shop and Bilton HammondSolicitors is now a residential street. Way backin 1912 the street according to the LinneysAlmanack and Diary for that year was made upof many small businesses including a grocerystore, joiner, builder, bricklayer, fruiterer,draper, guard, whitesmith, plumber, firewooddealer, mineral waters, Sanson Bros UnionFoundry and the Hope and Anchor Inn.

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Years of historyBilton Hammond LLP, the Corner House, is theamalgamation of two firms in 1980, which priorto that date had their own history. Foster Bilton& Co. (Mansfield) merged with Alfred Slack &Co. (Chesterfield). The combined Partnershiptraded under its separate names until 2001 whenit adopted its new name of Bilton Hammond.Bilton Hammond converted to an LLP on the 1stApril 2005.Foster Bilton & Co. can trace its origins backto approximately1930 and Alfred Slack cantrace its origins back even further to1890. Thecompany specialise in three main practice areas,crime, family law and property.

The Business CentreThe North Notts Business Centre houses anumber of offices which many businessesoperate from. This is situated on RosemaryStreet, behind the Rosemary Centre.Also at the rear of the centre is the office forAssociated Corporation Ltd., access can begained via the centre’s car park.

It was with money he was given for his 19thbirthday that William purchased tools andleather and started up his own business makingand repairing boots and shoes. Two of William’ssons Kenneth and Colin carried on the businessfor many years. Kenneth retired in the 1970’sand Colin continued to run the business untilill health forced him to finish work and thebusiness was taken over by John who had onlyjust turned eighteen. John further developed theoutdoor equipment retail side of the business.In 2002 the business celebrated their centenaryand they were very proud to receive aletter from the Queen to acknowledge theirachievement.Secret of successThe business keeps growing and evolving intonew markets which John Slack says “is one ofour secrets of success. We hope that in anotherhundred years W Slack and Sons will be tradingas a family business living up to our motto,Service and Satisfaction”.The business will celebrate their 110 yearanniversary this August.

Hike…Trek…ExploreOn the corner of Rosemary Street and UnionStreet stands the well-known W Slack and SonsLtd., established in August 1902 by WilliamSlack, grandfather of the current owner John.Originally the business started making surgicalshoes and made to measure footwear. Williampreviously worked at Mansfield Shoe Co. butwhen his hard work was unrewarded he left.

Equipment SuperstoreGolfsupport is a golfing equipmentspecialist on Union Street with anon-line superstore.We have a huge range of trendy and golfshoes for ladies, men and children and a widerange of golf irons, woods and drivers to golfputters, wedges and hybrid clubs, we have themall! Left-handed golfer? No problem, we havea huge range of left handed golf clubs and canoffer our custom fitting option to tailor yourclubs to your needs and specifications. Look good, feel great

Around the corner from Slack’s you will find D‘n’G unisex hairdressers who have been tradingon Rosemary Street for nearly six years. Debbie,manager at the salon has over sixteen years ofexperience and says, “The business has recentlytaken on a new stylist who will assist in making allcustomers, new and old, very welcome.”Next door toD ‘n’G isManor Pharmacy.Do you remember when The Rosemary Street BaptistChurch, built in 1912 was previously where the busstation now stands and Stagecoach East Midlands arenow based. Happymemories…