140 High Street
Current
M G Osborne Antiques
140
High Street
Lowestoft
NR32 1HR
United Kingdom
History
In 1900 Mr Ernest John Blake ran his solicitor business from this address, but by 1932 the Kelly Directory has Mrs Wren running her Post Office from this address until she moved to No53. By the 1950's, Mr Gooch had moved in and was running his driving tuition business from the shop. As you can see the shop today is Mr M. G. Osborne Antiques Shop is the best place in town if you collect old Lowestoft postcards as he has a large selection.
CREDIT: Lowestoft High Street, The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker by Crispin Hook 2016 Get the book
Electrical charging 1950s style
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
Surviving internal timber framing
Not seen, but possible roof-truss survivals. CREDIT:David Butcher
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