Title
Johnson Cripps Shop
Date
1870s
Description
A view of the market place circa 1876, showing Johnson Cripps shop and the cottage where the Woolmers lived with Mr Woolmer standing to the far right of the image at his garden gate. The cottage is now (in 2021) occupied by Motts Pharmacy.
This is the earliest picture the archive has of the 'Bank House' and probably shows it in its original format, i.e. a central, double fronted shop with matching houses attached at both sides. It may have been built by Robert Leamon on the site of a previous house/cottage occupied by James Ellis, a harness maker.
This is the earliest picture the archive has of the 'Bank House' and probably shows it in its original format, i.e. a central, double fronted shop with matching houses attached at both sides. It may have been built by Robert Leamon on the site of a previous house/cottage occupied by James Ellis, a harness maker.