Rushden Echo, 9th February 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins
Draper's Military Appeal—The Northamptonshire Appeals Tribunal on Monday considered an appeal by Mr. William Roe, of Rushden, aged 37, married, of the firm of Messrs. Roe Bros., drapers, High-street, Rushden. Applicant's brother, it was stated, has received conditional exemption. Since his appeal at Rushden was dismissed by the Local Tribunal, applicant has been examined by the Military Medical Board and passed in Category B3. Three months' exemption was now granted, with leave to appeal again.
Invoices 1917 & 1918 from a bundle stored on a 'spike' (a traditional way to keep receipts)
Advert 1934
20 High Street - corner of Coffee Tavern Lane in the 1960s
In 1976 the shop closed when Gregory Roe and his wife Ellen retired.
He had first joined the business of his Uncle James and father William
at the age of 16. Mr & Mrs Roe are retiring to a bungalow in Bangor, NI, where Ellen was born and "a host" of her family members live.
