Where they did their shopping...
A look at Winton's shops in the first quarter of
the last century. Some of the buildings have disappeared. All
look different. But some of the names remain.
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The classic corner shop.
Like thousands of others, this shop in Latimer
Road was really a converted front room, but in its lamp-lit
interior it was full of everything the housewife needed.
You could get anything from bacon and soap to pegs and milk.
There was even a selection of second hand clothes.
If Mrs Landcheet hasn't got it to hand, she'll
rummage through piles of boxes and sacks to find it. And
if you couldn't afford a newspaper you'd be bound to get
the latest news - including the local stuff that was not
fit to print!
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Cole by name coal by nature
No central heating - everywhere was heated
with coal or wood fires. The finest coal was "Best
Derby Brights" and you could have Coles deliver it
to your home from their depot on Peter's Hill.
Many houses had a coal cellar. If they didn't,
they normally had a coal shed or bunker.
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On yer bike
Bicycles bought a new mobility to Edwardian
Britain. They were popular with both gentlemen and ladies.
Baileys set up shop in Alma Road before moving
to Wimborne Road. You could buy a variety of models - some
of them even had the latest Dunlop tyres.
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Milkman
It didn't come straight from the cow any more,
but it was fresh and delivered to your door. Here's Mr Long
with his cart.
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Making a crust
Mr Sherry established his baker's shop in
the 1890's The picture shows him heavily bearded and robed
in long white overalls, standing outside the shop, which
also sold groceries and served refreshments. They even have
their own private lamp post.
Regulations were a bit looser then. The dog
is probably allowed to wander around the shop.
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Everything for the home
Nearly a century ago and Sturtons were already
going strong with tasteful furnishings and quality decor.
The banner is a bit misleading. You hired
the pram - not the baby.
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Buried in the past
In 1892 Walter Smith, a wheelwright from Somerset,
set up a coachbuilding business in Pine Road. He soon realised
that he could supplement his coachbuilding work by providing
a funeral service.
By 1896, the business had expanded sufficiently
to warrant a move to larger premises in Wimborne Road where
it remains to the present day.
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Thw Winton Co-op
Pictured here on its opening day on 12 July
1912, the Co-Op store on the corner of Latimer and Wimborne
Road provided groceries and provisions for many years. And
there was the special bonus of a divi!
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