Carmel Street

This photograph of Carmel Street in the 1940s shows on the right Orford House and the Old Bakery with original thatch. Orford House was built by William Thurgood when he owned the village shop on St John’s Cross. The four cottages that had stood there were...

Carmel Street

Early 1900s photograph of Carmel Street with no footpaths or proper road. On the right is the Old Bakery and on the left people are standing outside the Barrett’s butcher shop.

Carmel Street – The Old Bakery

This photograph shows the Old Bakery in Carmel Street in the early 1900s with a horse and cart taking deliveries for the village. On the right is one of the old cottages which were demolished when Mr Thurgood built Orford House.

Carmel Street – The Old Bakery

This photograph shows the remains of the Old Bakery after the fire in the 1980s. The house was restored and some original interior features remain but it no longer has a Grade 2 listing.

Carmel Street – The Old Bakery

Charles ‘Stodgy’ Searle ran the bakery from c.1912-1937 when Mr Bert Cole took over. It closed in 1953 and was converted to a private house. It lost its Grade 2 listing after a disastrous fire in the 1980s. The photograph shows the Searles standing in...