Gregory Brothers Store – Birchinlee, Derbyshire.
More gems from my second cousin Malcolm Gregory.
I asked in a letter if Malcolm knew anything about the Gregory brothers owning a shop in the temporary village of Birchinlee, which was constructed to house the workers who worked on the Derwent Dams over Bamford, Derbyshire. No sooner had I asked then Malcolm had kindly sent me this beautiful photo.
One of Birchinlee’s main shops
Serving behind the counter is Nathan Barlow. The boy on the chair is Jimmy Baines. The customer was actually the shops resident housekeeper known as “Granny Bookler” who worked for the Gregory and Hitchen family for many years.
The shop was owned by Thomas Gregory of Tideswell.
Tideswellman - Derbyshire Blogger & Fellrunner 
Hi Phil – there is a small paperback book in Tidza Bookshop at the moment on the Derwent Dams and it briefly mentions Gregory’s shop. Let me know if you are interested in it and I’ll let you know where to find it
Thanks Clare. I don’t suppose you might ask them to reserve it for me would you. I’ll ask my mum to go up and get it. please Facebook me or tweet me whichever suits you best.
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