1. Types of shop
Take a tour of the different types of shop below to discover:
- What they sold in the mid-1910s.
- Who the shopkeepers and their families were.
- How they were involved in the war effort.
There were several shops for some types, e.g. there were three butchers, but only one example is given for each type.
- Baker
- Butcher
- Chemist
- Cycles
- Fishmonger
- General store
- Grain merchant
- Grocer
- Hairdresser
- Hatter
- Ice cream
- Ironmonger
- Joiner
- Laundry
- Milliner
- Outfitter
- Plumber
- Post office
- Shoemaker
- Solicitors
- Stationer
- Watchmaker
2. Maps
High Street north
Shops in the tour above are highlighted in blue.


High Street south
Shops in the tour above are highlighted in blue.


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