137 High Street
Current
137
High Street
Lowestoft
NR32 1JB
United Kingdom
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History
As it explained on the previous page both No136-No137 were Mr Edmund Fisher Crake Jewellers shop. Recorded in the Kelly's Directory of 1932 Mr Ernest Whiteley has set up shop as a Tobacconist. During the 1950's the shop was Mr F. Leech's Fruit and Greengrocers shop, by 1965 the shop had become Louise, Ladies Outfitter's. You can see in the 2nd picture, the shop in 1998 had become a bit of a Junk Shop and you can clearly see Premier Pets next door. Today the shop looks just about the same, but if you look at the old picture on No136 you can clearly see the shop in the 1880's. The shop in 2016 operated as a charity shop warehouse.
CREDIT: Lowestoft High Street, The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker by Crispin Hook 2016 Get the book
Architecture
This 1870 Photo shows original Blue Anchor. No 134 to 140 you can see a mixture of different types of architecture. One of the properties... in amongst the shops, is still a private house. It's not a shop, it hasn't been adapted. And the other fascinating thing about it, and one of the reasons I picked this picture, is the shopfronts are being protected from the strong sunlight by awnings, now these awnings were actually large large roller blinds that were rolled up and stored in the fascia above the shop window
Then they could be pulled forward when the sun was strong. You can see here, this is... this picture I would imagine is taken quite early in the morning on a very sunny day, east is to our left so the sun is still basically in the east and quite low.
And they've got to look in your shop window, so at the end of each day they would wind the awning in and out, wouldn't they? So we've got one, two, three, here you can see these are all protecting their goods from the strong sunlight. I'm not sure if this gentleman in this shop is trying to... put his up, or if he's got a problem. CREDIT: Ivan Bunn from transcript - Poetry People - High Street Histories
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