HOME  |   ARTICLES  |   CLUBS & SOCIETIES  |   EVENTS CALENDAR  |   HISTORY  |   LINKS  |   MAP OF OCKLEY  |   PHOTOGRAPHS  |  

      Historic      
Village

graphic-img  
   
Blacksmith & Farrier  
Owner: Edward Holden.
Site: The Forge, Stane Street. Immediately north of the Red Lion PH., also at Forest Green and Okewood Hill.
Established: about 1830.
Closed: 1956
   
General Grocer  
Owner: Mr. F. A. Dendy.
Size: Orchard Cottage, immediately south of the Cncketers Arms PH.
Established: 1928.
Closed: 1971.
   
General Grocer. Known earlier as Forest Stores.  
Owners: Carpenter, Alexander, Carpenter, Atkinson.
Site: Lake Cottages, extreme north of the Green.
Established: unknown.
Closed: 1984.
   
General Shop  
Owner: Percy Pearce, P. S. Corner. (Mary Pearce published postcards of the area).
Site: Stane Street, existing hairdressers, built by Ansells.
Established: 1920.
Closed: 1969
   
Bakers  
Owners: Carpenter, Berryman, Barns, Brasted, Clear.
Site: Immediately north of Surrey House, Stane Street.
Established: unknown.
Last Baking: September 1985. Existing as Grocers & Post Office.
   
Harness Maker and Chandler  
Owners: Penfold & Gibbs (Mr. Arthur Gibbs died in 1965 aged 87 years).
Site: Little Bookers (now Doctors Surgery), The Green.
Established: unknown, but used to have a notice over the door - "Established over 100 years".
Closed: 1965.
   
Wheelwright  
Owner: Mr. Edward Holden (business ledger still exists).
Site: Immediately north of the Kings Arms PH.
Established: about 1830..
Closed: 1905.
   
Dairy  
Owner: H. Lee-Steere, (run by Fred Prevett).
Site: Elmers Farm, Stane Street.
Established: unknown.
Last delivery of milk: unknown.
   
Dairy  
Owner: G. Arbuthnot Esq. (run by Mr. Durell).
Site: Friday Street.
Established: unknown.
Last delivery by horse and chum in 1920’s.
   
Garage. (Petrol, paraffin and general repairs)  
Owner: Mr. J. Worsfold.
Site: immediately south of the Kings Arms PH.
Established: 1920.
Closed: 1969 (coal yard at Ockley Railway Station closed 1969). Reputed to have had the first motor car and the first lorry in Ockley. Horse and carriage for hire.
   
Butchers  
Owner: Mr. Edmund Pearce, (had his own slaughter house).
Site:   existing butchers south of Greenside.
Established: 1861 or earlier.
   
General Haberdashers (run by Miss Stone)  
Owner: Surrey Trading Co.
Site: Surrey House, Stane Street.
Established: unknown.
Closed: between 1920-30.
   
Builders and Undertakers (one ledger still exists)  
Owner: Mr. J. Ansell.
Site: Yard originally north of the Green and coach-house north of Kings Cottages.
Established: 1791.
  Business still running but undertaking ceased in 1961
   
Cobbler and Leather Worker  
Owner: Mr. ‘Josh’ Buck.
Site: Love Lane.
Established: unknown
Closed: 1946.
   
Cobbler  
Owner: Mr. C. Daily.
Site: Workshop next to The Laurels, Stane Street.
Established: 1907.
Closed: 1941.