Prescription books of pharmacist at 4 High Street, Berkeley

Prescription Books

These give the customer's name and details of the prescription given with occasional addresses. They are arranged in chronological order. All volumes are indexed by customer's name.

• <persname>Warner, George, fl 1912-1930 of Berkeley, Gloucestershire</persname>
• <persname>Warner, Vivian, fl 1930-1953 of Berkeley, Gloucestershire</persname>

THESE DOCUMENTS ARE CLOSED TO RESEARCH UNTIL 31 YEARS OLD

Documents donated by Mrs E M Gillon

There has been a pharmacist's business at 4 High Street, Berkeley since at least the mid 19th century. Different people owned the business over the years but the prescription books listed below come mostly from the time of the Warners, first George and later Vivian, with small sections from George Warner's predecessor Walter Noak and Vivian Warner's successor, Gillon. The business has now moved to Market Square and the widow of the last pharmacist lives in the original premises. It is reputed that on a pane of glass in the window of 4 High street is scratched the name 'Marklove' who was one of Jenner's guinea pigs for his smallpox vaccinations.

Note on provenance: the donor was a former owner of the pharmacy