Carmen Street – Lavender Cottage Bakery

The building on the extreme left is Lavender Cottage on Carmen Street. Herbert Andrews took over the bakery there from his uncle in 1912. Some of the old ovens can still be seen. To find out more about bakers in Great Chesterford see ‘Commerce in Great...

Village Shop – Jack Barrett’s Butcher Shop

Barrett’s butcher shop was in Carmel Street and is now Cleaver’s Cottage. He had his own abattoir round the back. The Old House was where he lived. This photo from the 1920s shows Len Denny on the left, then Jack Barrett. More information on the shops in...

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...