Harlow, High Street 1903

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Yes I remember Muffets the fish mongers. I worked after school and at the weekends, in the early 60's, in Tate’s Store at the bottom of the High Street, It was a general store that sold everything and anything you wanted from ice cream to petrol. I use to work in the store, serve petrol and also deliver groceries, on a heavy trade pushbike, all over Old Harlow and Churchgate Street. We also use to recharge and deliver ...see more

To the bottom right of the picture looks like a butcher's shop, I started my career in the meat trade in the same high street but a few shops up in 1975 as a boy! I think that shop with the two butchers outside later became Muffetts wet fish shop.