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Bank House - Queen Street 1950
Bank House, Queen Street 1950
Tags: Bank, Bar, Barclays Bank, queens, SVA/2/69
The Hempsheaf regulars
Regulars outside The Hempsheaf Public House which is now a private house.
Thirkettles, Queen Street
Thirkettles in Queen Street during 19th Century.
Tags: 19th, Ryle, SVA/2/64, Thirkettles
Auction Notice Michalmas Sales 1845
Auction Notice for Michalmas Sales 6th October 1845 for the complete sale of the Estate of Mr Philip Pipe.
Hawes Sale Engines - Series
Hawes Sale Engines
The Ward Shop
George and Daisy Ward opened up the Grocer and Drapers Ward Shop in 1907 The 1911 census return shows that they had a one year old daughter, Kathleen and George's sister Lucy with them. The census return also shows that Lucy helped out in the shop,
The Girling Shop - Draper, Grocer and Photographer.
William Girling is first seen at the shop in Church street in the 1871 census return and the last time he is recorded in the census returns is in 1901. His contribution to Stradbroke has been a wonderful archive of photographs recording life as it…
JC Foulsham, Town House 1966
A notice to customers to advise them that they will no longer be selling meat but will instead be selling fish. The notice ends with a poem:
There's no more for Foulshams for pork
Now that's the sad topic for talk
For their sausages prime you…
There's no more for Foulshams for pork
Now that's the sad topic for talk
For their sausages prime you…
Sainsbury Egg Collection
The van collecing eggs for Sainsbury's Supermarket.
Tags: collection, egg, Sainsbury, SVA/2/49, Van
The General Courts Baron of the Right Hon Charles Earl Cornwallis
The General Courts Baron of the Right Hon Charles Earl Cornwallis - held at the Queens Head Pub on 12th October 1786.
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Janet Thirkettle nee Strickland
Janet Elizabeth Strickland married Henry Thirkettle 1883. They had nine children together. Janet died in the spring of 1935 at the age of 79.