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Staple Road Jarrow

Posted by peter cook on 20/6/2025, 6:46 am

Laying tram lines circa August 1906 in Staple Road, Jarrow leading to Commercial Road, Jarrow.

Re: Staple Road Jarrow

Posted by Dexy on 20/6/2025, 2:42 pm, in reply to "Staple Road Jarrow"

That picture must have been taken quite close to, but facing away from, my Grandfather's, and later Uncle's shop on the corner of Staple Road and Hight Street.

My Grandfather built and opened the shop some time after 1901 (H J Abel pork butcher). It was later run by my Uncle Bill Abel. My Dad, ran the 'other' Abel pork butcher shop in Albert Road.

In 1901 both my Grandfather and his friend Walter Angel were journeyman butchers in the shop of Ernest Gotz in Western Road. That shop was later run by Walter, who married my Grandmother's sister. Another sister of my Grandmother married August Hilkert (another pork butcher in Jarrow.)

The family web of pork butcher relatives of German origin in Jarrow, was large and extensive to say the least. All long gone now of course.

Re: Staple Road Jarrow

Posted by Dexy on 20/6/2025, 2:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Staple Road Jarrow"

My Grandfather's shop now from Google Maps. Looking a little worse for wear these days!

Re: Staple Road Jarrow

Posted by Sheila on 20/6/2025, 5:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Staple Road Jarrow"

That is an interesting post about your family members Dexy. I know someone who lived in a private house on Crawley Avenue. It was owned and rented from Mr Hilkirt Jarrow Pork Butcher. It must have been rented from first built in the 1930/40’s until sometime in the late 1960’s.

Re: Staple Road Jarrow

Posted by Mac C on 20/6/2025, 5:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Staple Road Jarrow"

Hi Derek. Many a pork delight enjoyed from Albert Road and the occasional one from Staple Rd/High st.
We were blessed with shops like Abel's and Hilkert's!
How many folk in Jarrow still carry the Abel name Derek?

Re: Staple Road Jarrow

Posted by Dexy on 20/6/2025, 10:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Staple Road Jarrow"

Hi Mac,

not too many Abel's left in Jarrow these days. My sister and I both live in different parts of Kent, and my brothers are in Berkshire and Australia.

Bill had two sons, Bill junior (who was the last Abel pork butcher in Jarrow) and Raymond. Both are now sadly no longer with us. It's possible Bill's children are still in Jarrow, but I don't know as we're not in contact.

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