Young & Sons

This was a grocery business even before it was taken on by Edward Forster Young in the 1860s.
It had stabling for delivery horses across Castle Street, now Wetherspoons (2021).
By 1881 the business was being run by his widow and son, Henry Forster Young.

At some time between 1901 and 1911, Henry and his family moved from 13 St John's St where they lived "above the shop" to 25 Empingham Road, an eight-roomed house. They still traded from the ground floor of 13 St John's St. Their eldest son, Frederick Henry born in 1898, attended Stamford School and then served in WW I in the Lincolnshire Regiment. He was awarded the Military Cross & Bar for his actions on 27th May 1918 at Cormicy (see stamfordboys.uk) but was killed in action soon afterwards.
There were 2 other sons and 3 daughters in the family and the business carried on after the war.

By 1939 International Stores had their shop here. They were also trading from 14 High Street as well.
By the 1970s International Stores had vacated both sites, the company merging with several other smaller supermarket chains and MacFisheries. It was eventually sold and became Gateway and then Somerfield who opened a supermarket on the old Cascelloids site in West Street, now Waitrose.

By the mid 1970s the Labour Exchange in Broad Street had moved, been rebranded and no. 13 had become the Job Centre - still located here in 2020.

Shops trading as Young & Sons

12 St. John's Street

12 St. John's Street

13 St. John's Street

13 St. John's Street

7 Sheep Market

12 St. John's Street

13 St. John's Street

7 Sheep Market

13 St. John's Street

13 St. John's Street