Changing street name and number.

The butchers shop that by 1872 when John Goodridge purchased the business was No. 26 Upper St James Street. It had changed its address several times before this.

The 1822 Baxters New directory of Brighton records the D. Dunk was trading as a butcher at 16 Crescent Street. 25 houses had been developed in the street and 10 of them were home to businesses. John Wood traded as a butcher from no. 24 on the south side of USJS.

The Baxters directory for 1824 provides the same information as two years previous.

The Brighton Directory of 1833 records that the street east of St James Street was still called Crescent Street.

Between 1833 and 1839 Crescent Street was renamed Upper St James Street.

In 1839 the Pigot's Directory of Sussex recorded a butchers shop at 23, Upper St James Street owned by Thomas Kenney (He was recorded in the 1837 electoral roll as living in Bedford Street, so took on the butchers business after this was compiled.

Pigot's Directory of Sussex 1840, Thos. Kenney, No. 23.

The 1841 Census records the presence of butchers shops in Upper St James Street. As the street numbers are not recorded it is not possible to identify the property that the business was operated from. The shop recorded nearest to The City of Hereford was recorded as Thomas Kenney.

Brighton 1845 Directory, Thos. Kenney, No. 24, there were three other butchers shops in USJS.
Unknown Directory 1846, Mrs Ann Kenney, No. 24, there were three other butchers shops in USJS.
Folthorps Directory 1848, Mrs Ann Kenney, No. 24, there were three other butchers shops in USJS.
Folthorps Directory 1850, Mrs A Kenny, No. 24.
Post Office Directory 1851, Mrs A Kenney, No. 24.

The 1851 Census records that Ann Kenney was the butcher at 24, Upper St James Street employing 2 people.

The Original Brighton Directory, 1854, Ann Kenney, No. 24.
Post Office Directory, 1859, Ann Kenney (Mrs.), No.24.

Between 1859 and 1861 Upper St James Street was renumbered and No. 24 became No. 26.

The 1861 Census reveals that the butchers business had moved two doors down the street to no. 26 with Ann Kenney as the head of the house and the butcher.

Post Office Directory 1866, Ann Kenney at No. 26.
Post Office Directory 1867, Mrs A Kenney at No. 26.

(Is this evidence of renumbering of houses rather than the business moving property? The City of Hereford Inn is recorded as No.27 on the 1851 Census and in 1861 it is No. 29. This would seem to prove that the street was renumbered probably to accommodate new houses.)

By 1871 Mrs Kenney had sold the business as Absalom Strong is recorded at no. 26 with the occupation of butcher (Master). 

Between 1822 and 1861 10 houses were added to the north side of Upper St James Street.

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