Newbury in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Elsie Lilly Kimber (1889-1954)
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, October 8, 2023
1. Elsie Lilly Kimber Marker
This building, called "Kimber's Corner" was from 1906 the site of Kimber's Grocers and Provision Merchants, the birthplace and home of
Elsie Lilly Kimber (1889-1954)
the first female Mayor of Newbury since the Council was created in 1596.
She was elected the first female Newbury Town Councillor in 1922, served as Mayor of Newbury 1932-33, and was appointed the first female Alderman of the Borough in 1943.
She was one of the first intake of 39 pupils to the Newbury County Girls' School when it opened in 1904. She joined her father, Ernest Kimber, in his grocery business and ran it after his death in 1939 until retiring in 1953.
She was also the first woman delegate to the All England Grocers' Conference.
As a Councillor, her interests included housing, slum clearance, public health and education.
Erected by The Newbury Society / Newbury Town Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 51° 23.816′ N, 1° 19.604′ W. Marker is in Newbury, England, in Berkshire. Marker is on Bartholomew Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 27 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Town Hall (approx. half a kilometer away); Cloth Hall (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); William and Mary (approx. 13.2 kilometers away); Kinecroft (approx. 26.5 kilometers away); St Mary-le-More Church (approx. 26.6 kilometers away); Judge Sir William Blackstone (approx. 26.6 kilometers away).
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, October 8, 2023
2. "Kimber's Corner"
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
