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Then and Now : Early on a Sunday morning, with a relatively empty Market Hill!
Then and Now : The Hamilton Harriers acquired their name from the Duke of Hamilton who lived at Easton Park. The Market Hill was a popular meeting place. The date is January 1906.
Then and Now : Samuel Green Carley established his grocery shop on the Market Hill around 1860. It was to become one of the foremost grocery businesses in the county. Regular customers had a gold embossed red account book, and had their orders delivered. The business became “Carley and Webb”, and traded into the 21st century with various changes, but sadly no longer. The photo quality is poor, but the only one available
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Then and Now : Rear of the Crown Hotel. The former passageway for horses now closed in.
Then and Now : Rear view of the hotel, at some time prior to the enclosure of the coachway in 1952.
Then and Now : Bridges and Garrards hardware store
Then and Now : Market Hill. Little has changed since the 1950s, except for the tables for outside the Crown and the cafe (to the left of the pharmacy)
Then and Now : The former “Carley and Webb” grocers, now split into two shops
Then and Now : Ford Mk. 1 Zodiac outside the Crown Hotel, late 1950s. Note the remains of ornate gas lamps to the frontage of Stevens, Garrards and the Crown Hotel
Then and Now : Charles Garrard took over William Barker’s established ironmongery business in 1897. It was bought by A E Bridges Ltd in 1961, and continues to trade here under the combined name, although now under different ownership. From left, Stanley Capon, Charles Garrard, Bernard Roe and Bob Moore.
Then and Now : Early 1900s?
Then and Now : 2011
Then and Now : The Ancient House dates back to the 1600s. In the 19th century it was converted into two properties, with the left hand one being a shop. Commander Sitwell, an industrious local historian, lived here from 1957.
Then and Now : retouched to remove wires, lamp posts, traffic signs, television aerials etc
Then and Now : view somewhat obstructed by lamp posts, traffic signs etc
Then and Now : The Ancient House dates back to the 1600s. In the 19th century it was converted into two properties, with the left hand one being a shop. Commander Sitwell, an industrious local historian, lived here from 1957.
Then and Now : The old age pension was introduced in 1909, when everyone over the age of 70 received 5 shillings (25 new pence) per week. The sign to the right refers to the public telephone, which had been in use for less than a year. The man on the right is wearing the cloak which denoted that he lived in the Hitcham’s almshouses.
Then and Now : The old age pension was introduced in 1909, when everyone over the age of 70 received 5 shillings (25 new pence) per week. The sign to the right refers to the public telephone, which had been in use for less than a year.
Then and Now : Gas lamp gone, but otherwise pretty much unchanged from 1909!
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Then and Now : Tractors on display in Riverside. These buildings were all demolished to make way for the Solar store.
Then and Now :
Then and Now : This building started life as the town’s first purpose built steam mill in 1853. It was not a success, and was eventually sold to The People’s Hall Company in 1867. In 1885 it became the Methodist Church, and later amalgamated with the United Reform Church to become the present United Free Church.
Then and Now : Early on a Sunday morning, with a relatively empty Market Hill!
Then and Now : The Hamilton Harriers acquired their name from the Duke of Hamilton who lived at Easton Park. The Market Hill was a popular meeting place. The date is January 1906.
Then and Now : Samuel Green Carley established his grocery shop on the Market Hill around 1860. It was to become one of the foremost grocery businesses in the county. Regular customers had a gold embossed red account book, and had their orders delivered. The business became “Carley and Webb”, and traded into the 21st century with various changes, but sadly no longer. The photo quality is poor, but the only one available
Then and Now :
Then and Now : Rear of the Crown Hotel. The former passageway for horses now closed in.
Then and Now : Rear view of the hotel, at some time prior to the enclosure of the coachway in 1952.
Then and Now : Bridges and Garrards hardware store
Then and Now : Market Hill. Little has changed since the 1950s, except for the tables for outside the Crown and the cafe (to the left of the pharmacy)
Then and Now : The former “Carley and Webb” grocers, now split into two shops
Then and Now : Ford Mk. 1 Zodiac outside the Crown Hotel, late 1950s. Note the remains of ornate gas lamps to the frontage of Stevens, Garrards and the Crown Hotel
Then and Now : Charles Garrard took over William Barker’s established ironmongery business in 1897. It was bought by A E Bridges Ltd in 1961, and continues to trade here under the combined name, although now under different ownership. From left, Stanley Capon, Charles Garrard, Bernard Roe and Bob Moore.
Then and Now : Early 1900s?
Then and Now : 2011
Then and Now : The Ancient House dates back to the 1600s. In the 19th century it was converted into two properties, with the left hand one being a shop. Commander Sitwell, an industrious local historian, lived here from 1957.
Then and Now : retouched to remove wires, lamp posts, traffic signs, television aerials etc
Then and Now : view somewhat obstructed by lamp posts, traffic signs etc
Then and Now : The Ancient House dates back to the 1600s. In the 19th century it was converted into two properties, with the left hand one being a shop. Commander Sitwell, an industrious local historian, lived here from 1957.
Then and Now : The old age pension was introduced in 1909, when everyone over the age of 70 received 5 shillings (25 new pence) per week. The sign to the right refers to the public telephone, which had been in use for less than a year. The man on the right is wearing the cloak which denoted that he lived in the Hitcham’s almshouses.
Then and Now : The old age pension was introduced in 1909, when everyone over the age of 70 received 5 shillings (25 new pence) per week. The sign to the right refers to the public telephone, which had been in use for less than a year.
Then and Now : Gas lamp gone, but otherwise pretty much unchanged from 1909!
Then and Now :
Then and Now : Tractors on display in Riverside. These buildings were all demolished to make way for the Solar store.
Then and Now :
Then and Now : This building started life as the town’s first purpose built steam mill in 1853. It was not a success, and was eventually sold to The People’s Hall Company in 1867. In 1885 it became the Methodist Church, and later amalgamated with the United Reform Church to become the present United Free Church.