Looking towards the village store
circa 1885- 1888
On the left of the
photo is the Coffee Tavern & Club Rooms which at that time
was owned by the Hitchcock family, the lady in the doorway is
most likely to be Mrs Maria Howlett who was listed as the Manageress
in 1883.
This may well be the oldest photograph taken of Bures during the
late 1880`s
Read more here:-http://www.bures-online.co.uk/coffee/coffee.htm
Next along is the
Queens Head, the owner Geo
Cousins was listed in the County Directories 1883,1885 but not
in 1888. The shop facing is listed John Pratt Grocer, Draper &
Baker, he was also agent for the Norwich Union Insurance.
Harry Chambers, Harness maker was said to have lived in one of
the cottages on the church wall.
Reference:- George Eastman (Kodak)is particularly remembered for
introducing flexible film in 1884. Four years later he introduced
the box camera, and photography could now reach a much greater
number of people.
