Swanage, The High Street 1904
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Virginia Cottage is on the left, and the shop of shoemaker Fred Cox who was succeeded by Frank Cox. Behind is the Town Hall, built by Weymouth architect George Crickmay for George Burt in 1882, which incorporates the 1670- dated facade of Mercers' Hall. This stood in Cheapside and was the institute of London silk merchants. The gable end (top right) housed William Dixon's bakery. Next door, with an advertisement for the 'Dorset County Chronicle', is a traditional single-storey Purbeck cottage which became the Curiosity Shop from 1904 until 1914. It was demolished in 1959.
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