134 High Street

In 1725 the building started out its life as a Cordswainers (Shoe Makers) under the ownership of James Postle, but in 1745 the shop had passed to Simon Spicer who rented it from Mr Postle and set up his Coopers business. Between 1756-1776 the Coopers business passed to Samuel Hobbins with Thomas Tripp taking over from him in 1776-1809. Thomas Chipperfield ran the shop between 1839-1851 as a Butchers Shop, after that the shop became a Grain Merchant (Corn chandlers) run by Robert Smith and Jasper Rivett. Around 1884 the shop passed to the Soon family who ran the shop as a Grocers and Seed shop and at the same time they had another two stores, one at No107 the High Street and the other in London Road South. In 1947 the shop was taken over by Coleby's the Grocers and carried on until 1981 when the shop then became Sansom's which sold Gardening Equipment and cut flowers. As you can see in the 2nd picture the shop had become Bright Eyes between 1985-1999 and after that Iron Age took over the shop and ran it as a metal work art shop. Present day and the shop has become High Street haberdashery under the ownership of the Knight family, so if you need a button or a zip why not pop in?

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Name: The Haberdashery Address: 134 High Street NR32 Originally Built: 1880's? Significant features: Significant people: Was a butchers and then grocers for many years into the mid-20th century   Other interesting facts: Grade 11 listed "Shopfront Information: Number 134 High Street (grade II listed) has a simple shopfront with a wide late 19th-century-style four-over-four sash window with horns, a corner doorwayflanked by pilasters, and a deep cornice which provides some protection from the elements (Figure 141). The style of shopfront suggests it was designed for the sale Figure 138 (left). 133 High Street was designed by W. J. Roberts in 1903 with an inscribed marble stallriser, a contemporary take on the traditional design for a butchers' shop. SROL: 98/2753. Reproduced courtesy of East Suffolk Council Figure 139 (above) An oval stained-glass window at 133 High Street demonstrates a typically flowing, floral Edwardian design of 1903. © Historic England DP236908 Figure 140. A ‘brilliant’ sign appears to survive behind the modern signboard on the fascia of 133 High Street, as seen here in 2007. It reads ‘Family Butcher 133 B.Saunders. 133 Shipping Supplied’ in a mixture of serif and sans-serif fonts. Photo by, and reproduced courtesy of, Vici MacDonald / Shopfront Elegy / www. shopfrontelegy.com © HISTORIC ENGLAND 76 13 - 2019 of fresh consumable goods: the property was used by butchers from 1832 to 1883, and grocers/fruiterers from 1885 well into the mid=20th century. Permission for a facsimile replacement of the existing sash window was granted in 1992,60 but work appears to have been limited to re-glazing using safety glass and the replacement of the glazing bars in the upper sash – the replaced upper glazing bars are filleted whilst the lower ones have a narrow astragal moulding."  from "The Shopfronts of Lowestoft High Street, Suffolk" Research and Investigation (c) Katie Carmichael , published with permission. for permission to further reproduce contact