Top of the village (Silsden Rd) and down to 103 Main Street
The following table is an attempt to chronicle the changing face of shopping in Addingham. Seeing the small number of shops in the village now, it may come as a surprise to see how many there were in years gone by but, of course, in the days before motor transport was readily available even a trip to Ilkley was a major event.
There are still lots of question marks, and this list will never be complete and accurate, but I would like to thank all those that have given information, including Len Hudson, Andrew Watson, David Harrison, Gloria Stitt and, particularly, Phyllis Robinson with her remarkable memory. If you can fill in any of the gaps or answer any of the questions please contact the webmaster using the Contact Form.
Because of the length of this list it is divided over three pages - this page starts at the top of the village (Silsden Rd) and down to 103 Main Street.
Page 2 goes from there down to High Mill Lane.
Page 3 goes from High Mill Lane down to Low Mill.
| Address | Business Name | Type of Business | Dates | Notes | Photos |
| Silsden Road – Cringles | Drum & Monkey | Sweets & Cigarettes | Mrs Scott (Jane’s mother in law) (roadside stall) | ||
| Silsden Road Lower | Band 'Oile | Addingham Brass Band | 1800 - 1930 | Used as band meeting place & store. Now a smallholding. | |
| 1 Moor Lane | Todds Coal | Coal Merchant | 1930's | Yard at Burnside Mill, moved to Town Gate | |
| 1 Skipton Road | Lister's Farm | Milkman | 1930's to 1960's | The Listers famed land now Moor Park Estate. Barn at 2 Skipton Road opposite q.v. | 1920's |
| Lister's | Timber/firewood | To present | |||
| 2 Skipton Road (Barn) | Lister's Farm barn | Milking parlour | To 1960's at least | Alfie Lister milked here until 1960's at least. Now housing. | |
| Haghead (now Highfield Farm) Skipton Road | Timothy Brear | Chairmaker | In 1851 census to 1860 | Before his son William moved business to the Sawmill site. | |
| The Green | Timothy Roe | Besom (broom) maker | In 1851 census | ||
| 40 Moor Park Drive | David S Croft | Roofing contractors | In 1972 | ||
| 5 Main Street - Townhead Mill | Ambrose Dean | Cotton spinning, Calico manufacturer | 1802 to 1820 | ||
| John Cockroft | In 1838 | ||||
| Thomas Beck | In 1845 | Shown as a sawmill in 1850 (1st Ed. OS Map) | |||
| W M Watson & Co Ltd. | Textile Mill | 1927 to 1971 | Run by W M Watson 1927 till his death in 1932. Then run by W Lambert. Burnt down 1971 | 1950's | |
| Townhead Trading Estate | Palladium Home Furnishing | Carpets & Flooring | To 2000? | ||
| Ash Furniture Hire | In 1997 | ||||
| Steve Mann | Caravan servicing | To 2008? | Moved to Ilkley | ||
| Premier Car Valeting | Car valeting | ||||
| Planet Earth | Tiles & flooring | 2000? to present | 2003 | ||
| Andrew Green | Car Servicing | 1990's to present | |||
| Limekiln Furniture | Wooden furniture makers | 2009 to present | |||
| 6 Main Street | Craven Heifer | Public House | Early 1800's | William Bramley | |
| In 1851 Census | John Stirk | 1900's | |||
| In 1909 | J J Walker | ||||
| 1940's | Walker family | ||||
| ? | Harold Johnson | 1950's | |||
| In 1972 | Sandy & Kathleen Gunn | ||||
| 1995? to 2012 | Sam Renton | ||||
| 2012 to 2020 | Craig Minto (also runs the Fleece) | 2010 | |||
| 2020 to present | Croft Family | ||||
| 8 Main Street | Top Smithy | Blacksmith | |||
| 18? Main Street | Shackleton's | Grocery & General Store | 1930's to 1950's | End of row of cottages | |
| Alan Thompson | Grocery & General Store | Late 1050's to 1960's | |||
| M Roe | Greengrocer | 1960's | For a short while before demolished (site now grass in front of bungalows) | ||
| 23 Main Street | Henry Gill | Draper | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | |
| 30 or 32 Main Street | Residence of John Beck | Master Builder | In 1851 census | Location of business unknown. Employed 20 men & 3 apprentices - probably biggest builder in Addingham at the time. | |
| 36 Main Street | Sidney "Cloggy" Steel | Clog Maker, Shoe Repairs | 1920's? | Moved to 71 Main Street | 1910's |
| Peter Barton Guitars | Instrument maker | 2007 to present | Moved from 2 Bolton Road | ||
| Salt Pie (behind 38 Main Street) | Henry Prior | Clock & Watch Repairer | In 1851 census | Relative of George Prior, clockmaker of Nesfield & Leeds | |
| 40 - 42 Main Street | James Cockshott | Master Draper | In 1851 census | No. 40 was his residence but it connected internally with workrooms in no. 42. | |
| Caravan Houses (in front of 43 Main Street) | Mary Demain | Bread Baker | In 1851 census | Bread Baker distinguishes her from oatcake bakers | |
| 43 Main Street | Ivy Farm | Farm | To 1950's | Farmed by Freddie Blaythorne, who at one time worked at the Sawmill | |
| 45 Main Street | The (Jolly) Sailor | Public House | In 1851 census | Sarah Hartley | |
| Before 1838 to 2013 | Eddie Baker 1940's? | 1960's | |||
| The Fuggle | Public House | 2014 to 2021 | Etch Greenwood | ||
| The Lord Addingham | Public House | 2021 to present | Liam ? | ||
| 44 Main Street (High Bank House) | Dr Wynn | Doctor's Surgery | 1950's to 1978 | ||
| Dr Raubitschek | Doctor's Surgery | 1978 to c. 1980 | |||
| 46 Main Street (High Bank Barn) | Arthur (?) Flint | Joinery | In 1956 | Mrs Sue Preston's father (lived top of Moor Lane) | |
| Parry Adhesives Ltd | Adhesives | 1990's (?) to 2007? | 2005 | ||
| Around 47 - 51 Main Street | John & Joseph Gill | Cloggers | In 1851 census | ||
| John Boyd | Chimney Sweep | ||||
| Robert Watkinson | Coal Dealer | ||||
| 48a Main Street | Miss Bye | Sweets & Tobacco | Closed 1930's | Bottom of row | |
| 48 Main Street | David Laxton & Alan Wright | Dental Surgeons | 1990? to 1996 | ||
| S R Hick | Dental Surgeons | 1996? to 2009? | 2006 | ||
| 54 Main Street (Daisy Hill Barn) | Bye's | Basket & Mat Maker | To 1960's | ||
| 61 Main Street | Steels Farmhouse | Farm | From 1800's to 1950's | Farmed land which is now Green Lane, Burns Hill | |
| Joseph Steel | Public telephone call office | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | ||
| Steels Coaches (Jack Steel now Tim Steel) | Coaches & Travel | 1940's to present | Had garage on School Lane in front of Wharfedale View in mid-1950's. Garage now at Steeton | 2008 | |
| 69 Main Street | Harry Stirk | Wireless relay, accumlator charging | Charging in barn behind shop. Or was he at 61? | ||
| 70/72 Main Street | "Tinny" Whittaker | Ironmonger - parafin, gas mantles, screws, nails, black lead, possers & scrubbing boards for washing. | 1930's to 1950's/60's | Workshop behind Sailor (Well House). Owned by Mr Dewhirst | |
| Teddy Lawson | Plumber | 1960's? | |||
| Cebar Lace | |||||
| Addingham Antiques | Antiques Shop | Before 1971 to 1996 | 1971 | ||
| The Precision Plastic Ball Co. | Plastic balls for engineering & technical applications | 1996? to present | |||
| 71 Main Street | Sidney "Cloggy" Steel | Clog maker, shoe repairs | 1930's to 1960's | Moved from 36 Main Street (his home) | |
| The Corner Cupboard | Prints, paintings, antique furniture, brass, copper, oil lamps, silver & plate,, old & new fittings etc. | 1960's to 1970's | |||
| Gallery Imprint | Prints | 1970's | Then housing | 1960's | |
| TP Books | Children's books | 2004 to present | 2003 | ||
| 74 Main Street | Holmes | 1920's | |||
| Bayliss | Bakers & confectioners, taxi, bookmaker | 1940's | Lived above & behind shop | ||
| Addingham Antiques | Antique shop | Before 1971 to 1996? | With 70 & 72 Main Street | 1971 | |
| Clayfield Pharmacy | Pharmacy | To 2010 | Moved to 151b Main Street (beside Medical Centre) | 2004 | |
| Locks of Love | Hair extensions etc. | Oct. 2014 to present | |||
| Wolsley Shed, Main Street | Bolton, Emmot & Cockroft Mill | Textile Mill | 1803 to 1953 | Later owned by Walton demolished 1980's | 1970's |
| Cisterns Ltd | Plastic Baths | 1968 | Part of Cisterns Ltd at Barcroft Shed. See below. | ||
| Todds Coal | Coal Merchant | 1930's | Sailor end - access from Sailor Pub. Office at 1 Moor Lane, moved to yard at Townend | ||
| Cockshott Fold (at entrance to Burnside Mill) | Elizabeth Whitaker | Dressmaker | In 1851 census | ||
| James Dean | Master Tailor | ||||
| Burnside Mill, Main Street | Listers Burnside Mill | Textiles, silk mill | 1802 to 1950's | Machinery moved to other mill at Barrow-in-Furness. Mill transport driver J Robinson (D Robinson from 1956) | 1960's |
| Manior Barn Pine | Pine furniture | 1950's too 2000 | Moved to Skipton - now housing | 1990's | |
| 76 Main Street | Stapleton's | Fish & Chips | Up to 1960's | ||
| The Bakery | Bakery | From 1979 | Anne & Ciaran Wyer (short period only). Converted to house. | ||
| Sir George Martin Trust | Charity Office | 1960's to 2012 | Converted to house 2013 | 2003 | |
| 76 or 78 Main Street | Thomas Wharton & Robert Towson | Butchers | In 1851 census | ||
| 77 Main Street | H (Arthur?) Holmes | Painter & Decorator | Mrs Donald Smith's parents. Demolished 1960's? | ||
| 78 Main Street | Lizzy Roe | Greengrocer | To late 1930's | In front of house. Elephant got stuck in doorway (ref. Kate Mason) | 1910 |
| Gertie Rowe (Roe?) | Greengrocer | 1940's | Now demolished | ||
| 78 or 82 Main Street | James Lister | Carrier | In 1851 Census | ||
| 82 Main Street | W Lister | Grocers & Provender Merchants | 1910 | ||
| C G Whitham | Grocer | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | ||
| W Whitham & Sons (Herbert) | Grocers & Provender Merchants | 1930's too 1960's (early to mid) | See also 113 Main Street | ||
| The Fabric Shop | Fabric Sales | 1960's to 2006 | Philip H Crabtree (mother was Mrs Whitham). Formerly at Upper Gatecroft Farm. | ||
| Tank Boutique | Boutique clothes | 2007 to 2008 (closed) | Business moved from 150 Main Street | 2008 | |
| Main Boutique | Boutique clothes | 2009 to 2012 | Moved to 146 Main Street | ||
| Bo & Birdy | Lifestyle | 2013 too 2014 | Closed down | ||
| Main Womenswear | Clothing, jewelry, bags, scarves | 2014 to present | Moved from 146 Main Street (see above) | ||
| 2 Chapel Street | News Office? | Newspaper office (Addingham Iris?) | Faint wording over doorway. | 2002 | |
| W Whitham & Sons | Greengrocer | 1950's | Brother of 82 Main Street business. Moved to 113 Main Street. | ||
| The Fabric Shop | Fabric sales | 1960's to 2006 | Part of 82 Main Street business | ||
| Geraldine Thompson Studio | Art Studio | 2012 to present | |||
| Chapel Street Loomshop | Loomshop | ||||
| Clogger | |||||
| Fabric Shop | Storeroom | To 2006 | See 82 Main Street. Converted to housing. | 2002 | |
| Top of Chapel Street on left | Cockshotts | Slaughterhouse | See 97 Main Street | ||
| 10 Chapel Street (corner of Riddings Lane) | Isabella Breare (widow of Samuel Breare, carrying on his business) | Brick & tile manufacturer employing 7 labourers | In 1851 census | Residence only; brickyard probably in fields on road to Silsden. | |
| Riddings Farm | David F Wilkinson | Dairyman | In 1972 | Farm bottled milk, cream, eggs, etc. | |
| Ghyll Rise, 255 School Lane | Rodney Doyle | Dairyman | In 1972 | Fresh double cream, farm bottled milk from brucellosis free herd, fresh farm eggs. | |
| School Lane | Brown & Blight | Builders & plumbers | In 1972 | ||
| Burns Hill | Duncan Hall | Dairyman | 1990's to present | Also semi-professional singer | |
| 84 Main Street | Mrs England & son Sam | General store & off-license | 1800 to 1950's | Sam delivered with home made box cart. Sweets e.g. Kaylie/sherbert & spanish liqorice | |
| J S & J Grayson | Grocer & off-license, Findus frozen foods, ice cream | In 1972 | Orders delivered | ||
| The Corner Shop | General store & off-license | In 1979 | C & L D Base | ||
| The Corner Shop |
General store & off-license |
To 1996? | Converted to housing | 1991 | |
| 86 Main Street (before present building erected) | John Cockshott | Textile warehouse | In 1820 | ||
| 86 Main Street | Halifax Joint Stock banking | Bank | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | |
| Lloyds Bank | Bank | 1930's to 1971 | Converted to housing | 1971 | |
| 87 Main Street | Thomas Benson & family | Grocers | In 1891 census | Thomas's son Abraham & his wife Martha Benson plus at least 1 daughter, Martha was William Brear's eldest child (see Sawmill). By 1901 census family had moved to Blackpool. | |
| 88 Main Street | Pearce Bros. | Electrical Engineers & Contractors | 1960's to 1970's | Front room of house - a few years only | 1971 |
| 93 Main Street | Alexica | Translation Services | 1990's too 2022 | ||
| 94 Main Street | Chrissy Horsman | Ladies Hairdresser | 1930's to 1940's | Front room of house. Moved to 105 Main Street. | |
| 95 Main Street | ? | Grocer & Laundry receiving of. | From 1900's | In 1917 (photo) | c. 1910 |
| Hall | Grocer | 1940's? | |||
| Mr & Mrs Mills | Grocer & General Store | 1930's | |||
| Bert (Ted?) & Mrs Taylor |
Grocer & General Store |
1940's to 1970's | Son ernest was burnt in air crash (only survivor) | ||
| Dean's? |
Grocer & General Store |
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| Carr | 1970's | ||||
| Gill Anthony Interiors | Soft furnishings & art gallery | 1995? to 2000 | Converted to housing | 1997 | |
| Lovebirds Bridal | Bridal Wear | Oct. 2014 to ? | |||
| 97 Main St | Piece Hall (Cockshot) | Textile & Wool sales (after Fleece) | 1820s to 1838? | Doubt expressed by Arnold Pacey. Might have been grocer's from start. | 1971 |
| James Hudson | Grocer & corn dealer | 1838? to after 1851 | |||
| John Cockshott & Son (Eric & Tom) | Butcher | 1930s to late 1950s | The 'poor man's butcher'! Slaughter house in Chapel St. | 1950s | |
| Terry Smith | High Class Beef & Pork Butcher | 1960s to 1980s | |||
| A C Burns | Family Butcher | in 1996 | Converted to housing | 1996 | |
| 98 Main St | Lily Harrison (followed her father) | Haberdashery/Draper | 1930s to 1960 | Materials (gents worsted & tailoring materials etc) Sold rolls of lino (1940s), Hair ribbons (red white & blue for victory. | |
| La Donna/Cutting Line | Ladies hairdresser | 1960s to present | Re-named c.2007 | ||
| 99 Main St (below steps) | Miss Curwin | Sweets, crisps, pop, biscuits etc. | 1930s to late '40s/early '50s | Miss Curwin lived there 1930 to 1950s. | |
| Pearce Electrics | Lock up store | 1950s to ? | Now house with large window | ||
| 100 Main St | Arthur Roe's Papershop | Newsagents, sweets & toys | 1930s to late 1950s | Sunny Stories, School Friend, Girl, Eagle & Children's Newspaper in 1940s | 1910s? |
| Beans | Newsagents | 1960 to 1970 | |||
| Harry Roe | Newsagents | 1970 to 1979 | Arthur Roe's son | ||
| Rawsthorne Newsagents | Newsagents etc. | in 1979 | |||
| Addingham Newsagency | Newsagents | to 1997 | Sue & Bill Preston | 1996 | |
| Addingham Newsagency | Newsagents | Colin & Simon Wilson | 2004 | ||
| Addingham Newsagency | Newsagents | to 2006 | Burnt out 2006 | 2006 | |
| Addingham Newsagents | Newsagents | 2009 - present | Mark Preston | 2009 | |
| 101 Main St | Mrs Ivy Musson | Milliner | 1930s to early '40s | Now house | |
| 102 Main St | G Whittaker | Boots & Shoes | to late 1950 | Mr Whitaker had hens & gave children eggs for tea. Combined with 104 Main St. c.1950 | |
| 104 Main St | Harry Stirk | Household , Kitchen goods, Wirelesses, TVs, Bicycles (all sizes), Toys (inc. Dinky Toys) | from late 1930s - 1950s | Combined with 102 Main St c.1950 | |
| 102/4 Main St | P Street | Chemist | 1950s to 1970 | ||
| D Spinks | Chemist & Vet. Supplis | in 1970s | 1970s | ||
| Staffords Antiques | General antiques & used furniture | In 1977-9 | And at Haworth | ||
| Village Antiques | Antique Shop | in March 1983 | |||
| Andrew Hird | Insurance Broker | to present | 2009 | ||
| 103 Main St - School Bridge House | William Lister | Registrar (postmaster?). Farmed 400 acres. | In 1851 census | ||
| Thomas Lister | Retired tallow chandler | In 1851 census | |||
| Miss S M Lister | Post Office & Telegraph Office | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | ||
| Lister | Tallow chandler, Post Office, Registrar, Carrier. | Pre 1914 to 1930s | Wife was schoolteacher in Old School (Girls) | c.1914 | |
| Miss Alice Dinsdale | Bakers & Confectioner large jam pastries & cakes in window) | If your face didn't fit she wouldn't serve you!' Married Jack Dixon's father. Lived to 101 (in 2000) | |||
| G F Riley | Baker & Confectioner | in 1950s to 1973+ | Wedding & Birthday cakes | 1973 | |
| The Bakery | Baker | To 1979 | Moved to 76, Main St. qv | ||
| Dr Raubitschek | Doctor's Surgery | c.1980 to 2006 | 2004 | ||
| Dr Suleman | Doctor's Surgery | 2006 to 2009 | Moved to Medical Centre, Memorial Close |
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