No 41 was occupied by dressmaker Mrs Ellen Fyles who had occupied the shop for 20 years. Prior to her taking it over the shop had been a youth club, a second hand business, an ice cream shop, a butcher's and a greengrocer's.
Mrs Fyles told the Ormskirk Advertiser in 1961 that she would miss the bustle of shop work, a job she has done for 38 years.
A few doors East was an old Dairy and consisted of an old derelict shippen. The owner Mr Hesketh of Hesketh Engineering wanted to build a petrol station on the site but planning was refused.
Harry Ledson - 43 Moor Street
Harry Ledson's tailoring business was one of those affected by the demolition of 41-45 Moor Street in 1961. Harry's father, Henry Ledson, had set up as a tailor at 43 Moor Street in the late 1870s after serving an apprenticeship with John Williams. The Ledson family were well known and respected in the town and worked for many of the leading outfitters in the area. They lived and worked at 43 Moor Street and this is where Harry was born in 1889, although in later years he resided at addresses in Stanley Street and Wigan Road. Said to be of a quiet disposition, Harry was shocked when he received the news that the building where he had run his business for so long was to be knocked down. He vowed to hold on as long as possible, but it was not to be, following the demolition he lived in retirement until his death in 1967.
