On the corner of Nørregade and Sallinggade is a distinctive business complex with the current address Nørregade 11, cadastral no. 32 (previously 32 and 30 d), Skive Bygrunde. The building houses Frølund Manufaktur, offices and rental apartments.
Nørregade 11 – Sallinggade 1 decorated on the occasion of the royal visit in 1908.
History of the building
The building was built in two stages by master cooper and furniture dealer Hans Jensen Kring. In 1881, Kring built a two-story building facing Nørregade. The building, which was among the first two-storey buildings on Nørregade, had a gate at the north end. In 1907, Sallinggade was established and the neighboring property to the north had to fall to make room for the driveway from Sallinggade to Nørregade. This allowed Bødker Kring to expand his property along the new street.
Although the building was built in two stages, it appears as a harmonious whole. The beautiful and well-preserved zinc-clad spire on the corner tower is a timber construction, with the steeply rising sides converging at a point. Also note the bay window with copper roof on the facade facing Sallinggade.
Businesses in Nørregade 11
The old cooper Kring and from 1910 his son Knud Kring had a workshop at the address from the 1870s to around 1915. From 1903, Master TailorJespersen first had a shop on Nørregade, later moving to the Sallinggade part of the building in 1928. For a few years from 1905 there was a fishmonger, first Fiskehuset v. Georg Andersen in Sallinggade 1, later C. Hansen.
Merchant Anders Sørensen ran Skive Ny Materialhandel from 1907. For a number of years he was chairman of Skive Kolonialhandlerforening. In 1948, grocer Niels O. Houmøller took over and ran a grocery store with groceries and delicacies until 1978.
From 1905, master barber P. M. Dalsgaard had a shop in Nørregade 11. He died at the age of 46 in 1938. Barber Thordal-Christensen from the Lisedal farm in Lyby had taken over the barber shop in 1937. In 1941, master barber G. Knudsen took over the business. He offered haircuts, shaving and specialized in blow-drying. In 1946, hairdresser Robert Dige Nielsen joined the business. He was the chairman of the Crescendo choir for more than 25 years. Dige Nielsen handed over his business to journeyman Henning Mogensen, who moved the salon to the newly refurbished Midtpunkt shopping center in 1985.
In 1928, manufacturer J. A. Madsen’s machine shop was converted into bakery premises and baker W. Wünsche opened
Centralbageriet – bakery and pastry shop. In 1933 it was taken over by Arvid Andersen, who was evicted by the landlord after just one year. Around 1945, Laura Andersen had the “Home Bakery” in the property. The manager employed Voss Pedersen, a baker, who was a resistance fighter and participated in weapons receptions. He was part of the group that was caught in a raid in Skive on January 9, 1945. Master baker H. S. Pedersen took over Hjemmebageriet from 1954, he ran a good business for periods with 6 employees. He was also chairman of the Skive Bakery Association. After 25 years at the address, the bakery was terminated in November 1979, when Frølund took over the property.
Since 1969, Frølundhas had stores in Skive, Viborg and Randers and still has a store at Nørregade 11 in Skive in 2025.
Business operators in Sallinggade 1
At street level in Sallinggade 1, there was a Nilfisk dealership for a period as early as 1932. In 1965 Nilfisk came again with Kirstens Støvsugerforretning, which in 1972 passed to Jytte Pedersen. For a few years there were different dry cleaners. In 1933 Damppressen, from 1939 R. Falk had dry cleaning with Trikohl facilities under the company name Damppressen Ideal or Trikohl renseriet. From 1945 and some years later, Astrid Sørensen had a roller shop.
From 1942,hairdresser Else Jensen had a salon in Sallinggade. Kirstine Marthinussen took over in 1955. Ole Tønsberg had a music store from the fifties to around 1960. In the late eighties, Danbolig had an office in Sallinggade.
Blacksmith A. V. Møller and later his son N. V. Møller had a blacksmith shopin Sallinggade 1a. V. Møller moved the business to Resen in 1969.
On the 1st and 2nd floors there have been apartment and room rentals and for several years a guest house. Over the years there have been various offices, including lawyer Berg, Arbejdersygekassen from the 1920s to 1931. Møller Hansen took out FDM insurance policies from Sallinggade 1, 1st floor and later – in the 50s – land surveyor Ramsgård had an office there. The Skive branch of the Women’s Labor Union had an office in the late 90s. Clinical Dental Technician Louise Høyer has been in the building from 2001 – 2010 and now Skive Provstikontor has had premises there for several years.
The owners
In addition to cooper Kring, the property has been owned by manufacturer J. A. Madsen, Aarhus until around 1940 and later Aksel Madsen and manufacturer Jørgen Madsen. Niels O. Houmøller was probably the owner from 1948 to 1978 before Aage Frølund bought the property.
Aage Frølund had the shop Frølund konfektion on Posthustorvet and wanted to run a women’s clothing store aimed at the younger clientele from Nørregade 11. At the time, in addition to the grocery store, there were commercial leases in the form of a bakery and hairdresser on the Nørregade side, as well as a dry cleaner and vacuum cleaner shop on Sallinggade. Frølund did a major remodeling to create a cohesive store, incorporating the courtyard into the store with skylights and a storefront throughout the property on Nørregade and part of Sallinggade.
Gable mural
26. in June 2025, Skive’s 5th gable painting was inaugurated on Frølund’s south gable facing Theaterpladsen. The work was created on the initiative of Kultursamarbejdet and Skive Municipality’s image council assisted by Skive Kunstforening It is funded by Kultursamarbejdet and Skive Municipality. The gable is painted by Gregor Wosik and his wife Daniela. The gable’s motif refers to when the city as a market town was surrounded by a wooden fence to prevent the smuggling of undeclared goods into the city. Customs officers patrolled along the fence on the so-called Customs Path, along which Frølund’s building is located.
Sources
- Eskildsen Jens & Mortensen Niels, 43 spændende bygninger i Skive bykerne, Skive Museums Forlag 1998
- Skive Folkeblad Jan. 9, 1965
- Skive Folkeblad Aug. 14 and Dec. 6, 1970
- Skive Folkeblad Nov. 6, 1978
- Skive Folkeblad August 30, 2021
- Skive Municipality’s web stock for Nørregade 11