Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 092

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The ROTHERFIELD was opened by one Burnell, who had a seed shop. It had experiences in the fire line. One E.H. Banks was barman. It passed to Robert [illegible] a North of Ireland youngster, and has been in many hands since. At starting it was a mere bar.

Judge Strange Williams was his partner there. At the other corner of Lichfield St J.T. Peacock and Beverley Buchanan built stores. C.W. Turner afterwards. Financial agents, outside of Mr Peacock.

The inside block on the Triangle, Cashel, High and Manchester Streets, when first built upon had a cottage with poplars, exactly opposite now Stranges, a forge at the Manchester corner, kept by Griffin or Steel, and the wooden store at the corner opposite Tattersalls’ “Matheson’s Agency”. J. Drummond Macpherson, Manager. Afterwards all the inside of the Triangle was used as a stables by Joseph Page. Mrs Butler started a bonnet shop at the Manchester corner.

Now Delamain’s &c, First when cut up, Jack Gray’s stables, Jacob Ladbrooke’s, Tattersalls’ &c.