Hitchin, St Mary's Church From Market Place 1908
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This 1908 view of the churchyard from the south shows the gates that once protected the dead from body snatchers. J Shipley Slipper, a dentist, held a surgery at Waldock's on the left, but only on alternate market days - a long wait if you'd just missed him. George Savage's draper's shop is by the gates on the right, and next door to him is Allsop's, trading as a cash tailor under the slogan: 'The Novelty House for Neckwear'. The façade of his shopfront has been rendered, and scoured with lines to give the impression that it is built of stone. Unfortunately, the years have taken their toll and the render is slowly falling off. Halsey's is on the right: an advertisement in the window draws attention to 'Halsey's Dog Food' - packets of puppy biscuits surround it. Strictly speaking, the buildings from Savage's to Halsey's are in the Market Place, whilst those on the other side are in the Churchyard.
An extract from Hitchin Town and City Memories.
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