No.2 High Street
Bouquets of Newmarket
Shop History
|
1997 - |
Bouquets of Newmarket |
|
1986 |
The Chestnuts, newsagent & tobacconist - Domesday Survey |
|
c. 1981 |
Stigwoods Confectioners |
|
1964 |
Stigwoods Confectioners |
|
12th June 1953 |
Stigwood's |
|
Abt. 1938 |
Converted to a shop |
Notes
- This building was in the garden of the Chestnuts (No.16
High Street), which was originally owned by Veterinary Surgeon
Edward Hugh Leach at the beginning of the 20th c. The shops between
here and No. 16 were built in around 1938.
- A.Stigwood Confectioners was owned and run by Alec Henry Stigwood
(1909-1987) and Dorothy (nee Cullum 1908-1999).
It was one of them old-fashioned sweet shops full of shelves covered in glass jars filled with a wide variety of sweets - '1/4lb of mint humbugs please ...'.
- Dorothy had another claim-to-fame ... in the 1960s she was an
ardent supporter of a selection of pirate radio stations, including
'Radio City' and RNI 'Radio North-sea International'.
Apparently from 1964-67 Dorothy sent food parcels and other treats out to the Thames Estuary fort on Shivering Sands that was the home of 'Radio City', and she was also frequently mentioned on RNI broadcasts for the lengthy letters and track requests that they received from her.
- Many thanks to 'Old
Newmarket' for the photo 'The Chestnuts Surgery'.
