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| 144 High Street | 
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In 1865 the shop was a Linen Draper's run by Mr Christopher William Wiseman, but in 1932 in the Kelly's Directory it had Stead and Simpson Ltd running their Bootmakers and Shoe shop from here. During the 1950's the shop was knocked through into 145. The International Tea Company Ltd had moved in and the shop operated as a grocer's. / maybe part of larger shop. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 136 High Street | 
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In 1865 Edmund Fisher Crake operated his business from both No136 and No137 and was as follows: -Gold and Silver smith and Watch makers, Working Jeweller, Opticians and fancy Repository (Branch at 22 London Rd). In 1932 the Kelly's Directory has George Butcher and Son operating their Picture Framing business from the address. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 135 High Street | 
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Starting in 1865 the shop was still joined to No134 and was Robert Smiths Corn Chandler, but sometime after the family which owned the building fell out and the building returned to how it is today. In 1900 the shop was Mr Alfred Musson Jewellers and fancy repository, whatever a fancy repository is? / 22 April, 2024 |
| 13 St Peter's Street | 
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a non-profit making volunteer community initiative formed to promote the arts in the Lowestoft area. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 88 High Street | 
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Around the 1850's No88 was the Jolly Maltster Public House, but listed at this address in 1865 Henry Mobbs Jr was running his Butchery business. (His brother William ran the other shop in Tanning street) By 1932 the Kelly's Directory has the Singer Sewing Machine Co at the address, but by 1967 G and PJames was running his Ladies Hairdressers from this address. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 87 High Street | 
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One of Lowestoft's Our Fallen lived here... / 22 April, 2024 |
| 85-86 High Street | 
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No85 / 22 April, 2024 |
| 84 High Street | 
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No84 in 1865 belonged to Reuben Christinas Cook and the census has him down as a Bill Poster, when the 1st picture was taken around 1932 the shop belonged to William George Uridge who was a Confectioner and ran the shop as The Kandy Kabin. The 1967 Kelly's Directory has, Mr G. Thacker running the shop and the following advert was listed in the local press. / 22 April, 2024 |
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In 1865 Thomas Watts Walker had the shop at No75 as a Hairdresser's but by 1900 Herbert Augustus Butters had it as his Fruiterer and Greengrocery business. In Kelly's Directory in 1932 it had become Walpoles Confectioner and by 1967 the Confectioner's had passed to Mr B. W. Jarvis. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 74 High Street | 
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In 1865 the shop was John Foreman and he had it open as a Brazier (a worker of brass). By 1900 the shop had become a Provisions Dealer run by Charles Thompson. In the Kelly's Directory for 1932, Arthur George James had opened the shop as a Fruitier's, but by 1967 Miss E Lane had reopened it as a Fancy Goods Dealer. In 1980s Jive Records, Proprietor Pete Duckett —- / 22 April, 2024 |
| 73 High Street | 
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In 1865 the shop belonged to Samuel Freeman Abbott who had it as a Grocers and haberdashers, by 1900 the shop was knocked through to No72 and became Herbert William Bayfield's General Store as you can see in the 2nd picture. In 1932 the shops had become separated and it had become Maypole Dairy, by the 1950's it was Mr Riseborough, Aquatic and Pet Store. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 71 High Street | 
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In 1865 William Hines ran his Fishmonger and Fruiterer business from No71 but as on the previous property sometime in the 1900's the shop was knocked through to No70 when Charles Fry ran his Outfitters from both addresses. / 22 April, 2024 |
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22 April, 2024 |
| 63 High Street | 
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No63 or Holm House, was home to William Youngman, brewer·and first mayor of the Lowestoft Corporation in 1885, at the rear of the house he had his stables and a billiards room but by 2016, these outbuildings make up the scout den which is now home to the Scouts in Lowestoft. / 22 April, 2024 |
| 60 High Street | 
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Not broadsheet ballads of 17th and 18th type, but ones of the Victorian period - often (but not always) of a moralistic nature. The fact that a Lowestoft printer was producing copies of them is certainly within the social context of the time. CREDIT: David Butcher No60 in 1865 was a bookseller and stationer run by Samuel Tymms. / 22 April, 2024 |