Raymond Research

The following meticulously researched piece is published courtesy of Vanessa Hannington, Raymond family historian and gifted genealogist...

Joseph "Harris" Raymond's Antiques and Furniture Shops

Joseph Raymond Solomon occupied these shops in Cheltenham over a 10 year period between 1933 and 1943. Prior to living and working in Cheltenham, he was in Brighton. He moved all over the South of England, details of which can be read about elsewhere on this site.

1933 - 1934

230 High Street Cheltenham - Antique Dealer

changed number to 427, not found

1935

217 High Street Cheltenham – Furniture Dealer

changed number to 399 ,see picture below:

the shop is the one with the blue doors

now a kebab shop:

218 High Street Cheltenham –

changed to 220A in 1955

changed to 403 in 1955, no longer exists

1936

217 High Street (see changes above)

1939

290 High Street Cheltenham –Furniture Dealer

changed to 359 in 1957,now a new building

Previous owner:

Mr Greenwood –Draper 1938

Later owned by Thomas E Coole – Draper 1940

1940 -46/7 Joseph

1948 -59 Ted (son)

272 High Street Cheltenham – Furniture Dealer

Changed to 392 in 1957, now no longer a shop

Previous owner:

Mr Far –Grocer 1938

Reginald Cummings – Grocer 1939

1942-44 Joseph

1944-4? P J Raymond (brother or son)

281 High Street Cheltenham – Furniture Dealer

changed to 374 in 1957.

Previous owners:

281 Percy Watson –furniture dealer 1939

281a Harry A Meadows –hair dresser 1940

281a Mrs P J Smith – hair dresser 1941/2/3

Now a guitar shop.

1943

275 High Street Cheltenham - furniture dealer

changed to 274a in 1955

changed to 386 in 1957, couldn’t find.