Frisby's Shoe Shop: 8 Baker Street, Weybridge

On the 29th August 1907, Harry Ruffle and Alice Barr were married. The couple moved to Weybridge, and Harry swiftly became the manager of Joseph Frisby Ltd., a shoe shop at 8 Baker Street.

A year after the First World War started in 1914, and just two years after the birth of the couple’s son Sidney, Harry enlisted into the British army. Alice was left as the acting manageress of Frisby’s during his absence. Tragically, Harry was killed in March 1918, leaving Alice a widow on a pension of just £1 and 5 shillings per week. To make matters worse, after the end of the war, Alice was dismissed from Frisby's. Outraged by this decision, she set up her own business, A. Ruffle’s, selling boots and shoes. Ruffle's was on the opposite side of the road to Frisby’s, and in direct competition with the store. To find out about the story of Ruffle’s shoe shop under Alice’s management, head down the road to 41 Baker Street.

Frisby's is now home to Weybridge Antiques, and the heritage trail panel for this stop is at Maya Bakery next door at number 10.

Prev Next
Port Deposit
HOME
  1. Rock Run Mill - North Main Street between Mill Street and Granite Avenue
    LISTEN
  2. First Baptist Church - 282 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  3. Bethel A.M.E. Church - 196 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  4. Midtown Market - 190 North Main Street (area)
    LISTEN
  5. St. Teresa's Roman Catholic Church - 162 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  6. The Old Sorrel - 158-160 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  7. Site of the former McNeilly House - 131-133 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  8. Midtown Market (more recently) - 175 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  9. (former) Tome Memorial Methodist Church - 102 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  10. Paw Paw Building - Port Deposit Heritage Museum - 98 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  11. Nesbitt Hall - 99 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  12. Creswell's Marble Shop - 97 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  13. The Blackburn House - 75 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  14. The Swiss Chalet - 68 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  15. Municipal Building - 55 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  16. Boyle House - 29 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  17. Abrahams Building - 15 North Main Street
    LISTEN
  18. 1 Center Street
    LISTEN
  19. Museum - U. S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge - 6 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  20. Gerry House - 18 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  21. Falls Hotel - 26 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  22. Presbyterian Church - 44 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  23. Touchstone House - 48 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  24. Steps (to Liberty) - 64 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  25. Archway to Washington Hall (site of former Tome School) - 60 block South Main Street
    LISTEN
  26. The Carriage House - 80 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  27. McClenahan Mansion - 90 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  28. The Gas House - on the Promenade
    LISTEN
  29. Jacob's Ladder - 98 South Main Street
    LISTEN
  30. Promenade - along the waterfront
    LISTEN
  31. VFW - Jerry Skrivanek V.F.W. Post 8185
    LISTEN
  32. What's the background story of the V.F.W. organization?
    LISTEN
  33. What's the story of a military tank in the parking lot at the VFW?
    LISTEN
  34. Who was Jerry Skrivanek and why does he have a VFW named after him?
    LISTEN