PART SEVEN - A Complication

For completeness, I want to stress that my assertion that Scott Bonnar's first premises were in
the church building itself is more probable than not, but not conclusive. For one thing, because
Scott was only at this address for fourteen or so months, I only have one Directory (1917) that
shows his location on the church grounds (see Part Five above).

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The last residential property before the church grounds was occupied by Mrs Goodchild in 1917,
and then by Mrs Dailey in 1922. A lucky find of two photographs from 1922 show No.17. It's the
tenement or small cottage on the right. You can also see a bit of No.15 as well. Also note Ern
Bateup's new, small office in front of the church [Photo 7 on Mud Map]

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Photo 7 Mud Map

The problem is this: the 1917 Directory suggests that there was a business each side of Scott Bonnar
- meaning there might have been a structure on each side of the church. Also note that Macbey has
changed places in this arrangement. He has moved up to be right next to Detmold's by 1922.

Fortunately, I have proof in a second 1922 photograph below. Taken from Eliza Street it shows the
arrangement from the rear of the church [Photo 5 on my Mud Map].

It provides evidence that there was a lean-to structure on the R.H church side. Also note the large
structure behind the church. This was part of the church property and was originally the church hall,
directly connecting with the church building. It had Eliza Street frontage and address.

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Photo 5 Mud Map

The lean-to structure is not shown in the 1923 fire photograph from Part Six. In that photograph
a new shed has been built with Eliza Street frontage. This provides a resolution in the discrepancy
between the two Year Directories I have presented here.

In the next part I will deal with the second question I set myself in Part Five of this series,
that is - detail of Scott's business activities at Young Street.

TO BE CONTINUED ...