Staines, High Street 1895
Photo ref:
35980
More about this scene
Staines was very much an agricultural area when this photograph was taken towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign; the shop fronts tell us a great deal about the commercial aspects of Victorian society. Watson's toys and fancy goods shop is also a registry office for servants - a way of putting servants in touch with potential employers. Further down the road are Johnson and Smith's Staines Ironworks; such local foundries were not uncommon in larger towns at this period. A little further, behind the stagecoach, are the Corn Stores, not just a supply outlet but a meeting place for local farmers. In the far distance are Morford and Goodman, furnishers.
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