Hambleton, The Shop, Carr Lane c.1955
Photo ref: H452012
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Photo ref: H452012
Photo of Hambleton, The Shop, Carr Lane c.1955

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W J Seddon was a grocer, a newsagent and other things besides, a very useful shop in a rural area, especially as every time a villager went into Poulton, the Shard Bridge toll had to be paid. Centuries ago when the Shard Bridge Inn still stood, Hugh Parke was the local farmer. Using a flat-bottomed rowing boat, he would ferry the Hambleton villagers over the Wyre for one penny.

Memories of Hambleton, the Shop, Carr Lane c1955

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In the early 50's, I remember walking to the shop when I was quite young from my home in Market Street. Then it seemed quite a long way, with hedges and ditches beside the footpath. There was a large house that took up most of the land from Ryecroft Corner, and then a greenhouse that grew the most beautiful chrysanthemums in the autumn. The grower was Horace Singleton, although not totally certain of his ...see more