Chemists, Druggists & Herbalists
by SLHS on
Wednesday 20 July 2016
The chemist was as important a profession as it is now. In the days before the National Health Service, the first place someone might visit when ill was not a doctor, but a chemist, who could often prescribe a suitable medicine at a lower cost. If a person became very ill or had an accident, then a doctor would be consulted.
In the early days of the village, there was also the charlatan, a man who sold elixirs that he stated would cure absolutely everything, but in practice cured nothing. Advertisements even appeared in local newspapers, and Somercotes also had its resident imposter!
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1857: | |
| WILBRAHAM, Henry | Druggist - Somercotes |
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1876: | |
| FISHER, Edward Mrs | Druggist - Somercotes (Mrs Fisher was also listed as a draper and grocer) |
| RICHARDSON, Joseph | Chemist & Druggist - Somercotes |
| WILBRAHAM, William Henry | Chemist & Druggist - Somercotes |
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1895: | |
| BOOTH, George Henry | Chemist - Somercotes (George is also listed as the sub-postmaster) |
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1908: | |
| BOOTH, George Henry | Chemist -Somercotes (George is also listed elsewhere as the sub-postmaster) |
| CHAMBERS, Henry | Herbalist - Bank Street, Somercotes (Henry is listed as a medical botanist and herbalist) |
| HITCHCOCK, James | Chemist & Druggist - Greenhill Lane |
| SOAR, Thomas | Herbalist - Leabrooks |
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1916: | |
| CASSON, Frank | Chemist - 74, Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
AVERTISEMENT: An advert for Frank Hitchcock, Chemists of Riddings, Somercotes and Swanwick from the Somercotes Parish magazine, date unknown.
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1925: | |
| ASHLEE Ltd | Chemist - Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| HITCHCOCK, Francis John (Frank) M.P.S. | Chemist - 74 Nottingham Road, Somercotes (the address is the same as recorded for Frank Casson in 1908) |
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1932: | |
| HITCHCOCK, Francis John (Frank) M.P.S. | Chemist - 74 Nottingham Road, Somercotes |
| POTTER, Thomas | Chemist - Leabrooks |
| SILVERTHORN, Albert E. | Druggist - Lower Somercotesl |
| CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS & HERBALISTS LISTED IN 1941: | |
| HAGUE, Harry | Chemist - 41, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes |
| HITCHCOCK, Francis John (Frank) M.P.S. | Chemist - 74 Nottingham Road, Somercotes |