Marshall Street & Dudley Street, Denton

Marshall St
This street was situated on the north side of Wilton St and it contained only one row of five terraced houses on the west side. Part of Wilson's Hat Factory was on the east side.

Joshua Marshall became a partner in the hat manufacturing firm of Marshall, Kinder, & Co. In 1891 he was resident on Market St and for a time he was resident at 61 Wilton St, which was a shop on the corner of Marshall St. He stepped down as a partner in the hatting firm on the 27 December 1889 to become an Herb Beer Manufacturer. By 1901 he had moved to Guide Ln, Hooley Hill, where he traded as Marshall & Son, his son being Fred Marshall. Joshua Marshall was born at Denton in 1854 and he married Elizabeth Booth at St Mary’s Church, Stockport, in 1878.

Left: West side of Marshall St, May 1999.
Right: East side of Marshall St, showing part of Wilson's Hat Factory, May 1999.

Marshall St was demolished in 2002/3 to make way for the Crown Point North Shopping Park.

Dudley St
This street was situated on the north side of Wilton St and it contained only one row of five terraced houses on the east side. The 1891 census shows that 10 Dudley St was the residence of James Sellars (aka Sellers), his wife Mary Ann Hitchen and their two sons, Herbert (23) and Ernest (19). He was a coal merchant, carrier, furniture remover and dairyman who had a depot at Denton Station.


Dudley St, May 1999.

Beyond the bottom of Dudley St there were allotments and a small poultry farm, the latter belonging to Fred Worthington during the 1930s and 1940s. Fred Worthington was the secretary of the hatters' union and a Denton councillor.

Dudley St was demolished in 2002/3 to make way for the Crown Point North Shopping Park.