The diverse suburban town centre
October 7, 2008
I’ve been looking at the photos from one of our suburban field trips and remembered that we’d found a lot of local work in Rickmansworth in buildings that had been semi-industrial (stables, forge etc.). It’s interesting to see the diversity of businesses on this small back street of the centre – Church Street. The businesses listed in the local directory include:
Accountants
Agricultural Machinery Dealers
Air Conditional Equipment
Anglican Church
Builders Merchant
Business Development Specialists
Cafes and Tea Rooms
Charity Shops
Computer Services
Computers and Computer Systems
Design and Development Engineers
Dry Cleaners
Engineering Consultants
Estate Agents
Food Manufacturers and Supplier
Furniture Manufacturers
Garage Services
Graphic Designers
Hairdresser
Italian Restaurant
Jewellers
Mortgage Advice
Newsagents
Opticians
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Printers
Pub
Publishers
Social Club
Solicitors
Surveyors and Valuers
Tableware
Textile Manufacturers
Waste Disposal Services
Image shows entrance to: The Stables, Forge Mews, 14-16 Church Street, Rickmansworth
Photograph: © Towards Successful Suburban Town Centres Project
Business directory source: 2008 Locallife Ltd.
