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High Street

The High Street in the 1800s was simply called The Street, or sometimes referred to as Wyvenhoe Street.

  • Ironmonger's Shop at the Corner of Queens Road and the High Street

    Ironmonger's Shop at the Corner of Queens Road and the High Street

    Taken circa 1905
  • Jack Barrell's Newsagent and Tobacconist Shop

    Jack Barrell's Newsagent and Tobacconist Shop

    In the High Street (formerly owned by George Slaughter)
  • Jimmy Moore's Grocery Shop

    Jimmy Moore's Grocery Shop

    In the High Street
  • King George V Playing Fields

    King George V Playing Fields

    High Street
  • Laurel and Hardy post boxes

    Laurel and Hardy post boxes

    Outside the former Post Office on the corner of High Street and Queens Road
  • Len Barton & Gordon Green - Greengrocers in Wivenhoe

    Len Barton & Gordon Green - Greengrocers in Wivenhoe

    High Street
  • Little Wick and Mark Paterson

    Little Wick and Mark Paterson

    Mark Paterson bought Little Wick in 1979
  • London House Stores (circa 1910)

    London House Stores (circa 1910)

    At the bottom of the High Street, in Anchor Hill
  • Lower High Street and East Street 1902-1924

    Lower High Street and East Street 1902-1924

    Abstract of the Title of Mrs Caroline Louisa Constance Havens to freehold hereditaments situate in Wivenhoe in the County of Essex (Essex Record Office D/P 277/6/10)
  • Memories of the Village Bakery

    Memories of the Village Bakery

    Now a restaurant called The Bakehouse but once a bakery run by Ernest Cracknell
  • Mr Smith's Sweet Shop

    Mr Smith's Sweet Shop

    On the High Street
  • Mrs E. Bailey's Outfitters & George Went's Cycle and Radio Agent's Shop

    Mrs E. Bailey's Outfitters & George Went's Cycle and Radio Agent's Shop

    On the High Street
  • O. S. Kelly's Cycle and Motor Parts Shop

    O. S. Kelly's Cycle and Motor Parts Shop

    Next door to what is now the Village Delicatessen in the Hign Street
  • Park Hotel

    Park Hotel

    About the Park Hotel on the High Street
  • Parr's Bank, 1920

    Parr's Bank, 1920

    On the High Street
  • Peatling and Cawdron Off-Licence

    Peatling and Cawdron Off-Licence

    On the corner of the High Street and Phillip Road
  • Philip Chamberlain's Boot and Shoe Shop

    Philip Chamberlain's Boot and Shoe Shop

    On the High Street close to the corner with Phillip Road
  • Post Office in 1953

    Post Office in 1953

    High Street
  • Soldiers Billeted at The Manse 40 The High Street

    Soldiers Billeted at The Manse 40 The High Street

    During WW2
  • Stacey Wood's Grocery Store

    Stacey Wood's Grocery Store

    At the corner of the High Street and Phillip Road
  • The Bakehouse Restaurant closes - February 2017

    The Bakehouse Restaurant closes - February 2017

    Closing after 5 years of serving excellent food
  • The Congregational Church Manse

    The Congregational Church Manse

    Wivenhoe High Street
  • The Falcon Hotel

    The Falcon Hotel

    In the High Street until 1976
  • The Former Post Office on the Corner of the High Street and Queens Road

    The Former Post Office on the Corner of the High Street and Queens Road

    Run by the Pratt family from 1832 - 1871.
  • The High Street - 100 years ago

    The High Street - 100 years ago (55)

    This section is all about the High Street and what it was like from the early 1900s.
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