London Road – Greyhound Pub

Now the site of Plextek on London Road, in the 19th century the Greyhound Public House was the last house in the village. In the early 20th century it was also the home of the local tax collector, Ernest Searle. This photograph was taken in the late 20th century when...

Village Shop – Kemp’s

Photograph taken in 1963 of the shop assistants in Kemp’s Shop, from left to right Mrs March, Marion Searle and Mrs Cadwallader.

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...