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1 - Foundry, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
2 - Pre-make-ready department, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
3 - Foundry machinery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
4 - Plating baths, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
6 - Litho printing machine, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
7 - Old composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
8A - Bert White in composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
8B - Composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
9 - Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
10C - Composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
11A - Old composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
12B - Composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
14A - Composing room, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
14B - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
14C - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
14D - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
14E - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
15A - Timber shop, British Basket Co, Wisbech
15B - British Basket Co, Wisbech
15C - Chip basket assembly, British Basket Co, Wisbech
16 - Timber yard, British Basket Co, Wisbech
17 - Chip basket manufacture, British Basket Co, Wisbech
18-1 - Burton's chip basket factory, Wisbech
18-2 - Chip basket manufacture
18-3 - Stoking a furnace
18-4 - Chip basket manufacture
18-5 - Chip basket manufacture
18-6 - J. W. Burton Ltd
18-7 - Chip basket
18-8 - Stack of chip baskets
18-9 - Female workforce (chip basket makers)
19A - Plaited strips of a basket
19B - The plaits are now turned up and pegged into place ready to be stitched
19C - Another angle of basket during stitching process
19D - The basket is now stitched together with wire
19E - A basket stitcher has now completed her part of the stitching
19F - Here the handles are placed in the basket
19G - The basket maker has now completed her job
19H - Another basket maker takes her baskets along to a basket stitcher
19I - The handle is fixed to the chip basket
20 - English Bros, Wisbech: cutting timber
21 - English Bros, Wisbech: chip basket manufacture
22 - Chip basket manufacturing, English Bros, Wisbech
23 - English Bros, Wisbech: chip baskets
24 - English Bros, Wisbech: chip baskets
25 - English Bros, Wisbech: loading chip baskets on to a lorry
26 - Display of chip baskets
27 - Timber transporter, English Bros, Wisbech
28 - English Bros, Wisbech
29 - English Bros, Wisbech
30 - Timber transporter, English Bros, Wisbech
31 - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
32 - Balding and Mansell stand, Trades Exhibition, Wisbech
33 - Smedleys, Wisbech: shovelling pea vines into a machine
34 - Sorting peas, Smedleys, Wisbech
35 - Smedleys, Wisbech
36 - Canned peas line, Smedleys, Wisbech
37A - FMS, Wisbech
37B - Putting peas into a machine
37C - Mobile pea viner
37D - FMS dehydration factory, Wisbech: pouring peas into a tub
37E - FMS dehydration factory, Wisbech
38A - FMS factory, Wisbech
38B - Checking peas, Smedleys, Wisbech
38C - Blanching peas, Smedleys, Wisbech
38D - Mobile pea viner
38E - Pea viner in field
39A - FMS, Wisbech
39B - Blanching peas, Smedleys, Wisbech
40 - Metal Box, Weasenham Lane, Wisbech
41A - Building Metal Box extension, Weasenham Lane, Wisbech
41B - Construction of Metal Box factory, Wisbech, by W.C. French
41C - Construction of Metal Box factory, Wisbech, by W.C. French
42A - Metal Box extension, Weasenham Lane, Wisbech
42B - Construction of Metal Box factory, Wisbech, by W.C. French
43 - Track laying, Metal Box siding, Wisbech
44 - Construction of Metal Box factory, Wisbech, by W.C. French
45A - Metal Box, Wisbech
45B - Metal Box, Wisbech
46 - Metal Box, Wisbech
47A - Metal Box, Wisbech
47C - Metal Box railway loading bay, Wisbech
48A - Metal Box, Wisbech
48B - Metal Box, Wisbech
48C - Metal Box, Wisbech
49 - Smedleys?, Wisbech
50A - Metal Box, Wisbech
50B - Metal Box railway loading bay, Wisbech
51-1 - Metal Box machinery
51-2 - Metal Box machinery
51-3 - Metal Box machinery
51-4 - Metal Box machinery
51-5 - Metal Box machinery
52 - Drawbridge, Cromwell Road Garage, Wisbech
53 - Cambridgeshire Motors, Elm Road, Wisbech
54 - Johnson's Garage, Church Terrace, Wisbech
55 - Johnson's Garage, Church Terrace, Wisbech
56 - Wicks and Sons Garage, Wisbech
57 - Keillers
58 - Keillers
59 - Ely Place Baptist Church, Wisbech - diamond jubilee cake
60 - Bottling line at Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech. Joan Stallon with her brother Les Stallon. Information (Mr C Bardell, 45 Faulklands Drive, Wisbech). Print temporarily removed
61 - Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech. Girleen to Leonard Niscon
62A - Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech
62B - Sorting the barrels at Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech
63 - Elgoods Brewery, North Brink, Wisbech
64 - Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech
65 - Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech
66 - Elgoods Brewery promotional float, North Brink, Wisbech
67 - Blacksmiths, Martin Works, West Walton
68 - Shoeing horses, Martin Works, West Walton
69 - Blacksmiths, Watts Forge, Wisbech
70 - Blacksmiths, Horsefair, Wisbech
71 - Isaac Collet and his sons, builders merchants
72 - Steeplejacks, St Mary's Church, Long Sutton
73 - Clarke's Music Shop, Market Place, Wisbech
75 - Easingwoods bakers, High Street, Wisbech
76 - J.E. Hall clothier and outfitter, Market Place, Wisbech
77 - Father Christmas at Keightleys, Wisbech
79 - Oldhams, Old Market, Wisbech
82 - Mrs Smith's shop, Elizabeth Terrace, Wisbech
83 - F.W. Woolworth, Wisbech
84 - Rouse's trade stand, Corn Exchange, Wisbech
85 - Wisbech Power Co trade stand, Corn Exchange, Wisbech
86 - W.H. Smith & Son, Wisbech
87 - English Bros, Wisbech. Harry Howard is the machinist. The other man is either Frank Turton or Mr Anderson
88 - Woodyard, Wisbech
89A - Barratt & Phillips demolition, Church Terrace, Wisbech
89B - Barratt & Phillips demolition, Church Terrace, Wisbech
90 - Pat White's dog beauty parlour. Pat White went to school with Mrs Glover. Her parents were the landlords of the either the White Hart or the Hare and Hounds
91 - Millars - digging mains?
92 - Digging trench for air raid shelters in Hazel Gardens, Wisbech
93A - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
93B - Bindery, Balding and Mansell, Wisbech
94A - Composing room, Burall Bros, Wisbech
94B - Machine room, Burall Bros, Wisbech
94C - Bindery, Burall Bros, Wisbech
94D - Paper warehouse, Burall Bros, Wisbech
95 - Burall Bros management, Nene Parade, Wisbech
96 - Reeve's bakers van (decorated)
97 - Reeve's bakers van
98 - H. Stimpson, Alexandra Road, Wisbech
99 - Coales & Chilvers cleaning specialists, Wisbech (van and equipment)
100 - Coales & Chilvers cleaning specialists, Wisbech (at work in house)
101 - Cash & Co shoe shop, 11 High Street, Wisbech
102 - Reeve, Norfolk Street?, Wisbech
103 - Star Tea Stores, Wisbech
104 - Star Supply Stores, Wisbech
105 - Bainbridges, High Street, Wisbech
106 - Bainbridges, High Street, Wisbech
107 - Star Tea Company, Wisbech
108 - Woolworths, Market Place, Wisbech
109 - Woolworths, Market Place, Wisbech
110 - Woolworths staff, Wisbech
111 - Woolworths and Easiphit, Market Place, Wisbech
112 - Keightley's window display, Market Place, Wisbech
113 - China department in Keightleys, Market Place, Wisbech
114 - Keightleys, Market Place, Wisbech
115 - Brown Bros & Taylor, Market Place, Wisbech (negative damaged)
116A - Home & Colonial Stores, 28 Market Place, Wisbech
116B - Home & Colonial Stores, 28 Market Place, Wisbech
117 - F. Ford, 20-21 Market Place, Wisbech
118 - Fells, 9 Nene Quay, Wisbech
119 - Gibbs shoe shop, Church Terrace
120 - Dunn's market stall, Wisbech
121 - Frank Horton's market stall, Wisbech
122 - Dagless' shipyard, Brigstock Road, Wisbech
123A - Dagless' shipyard, Brigstock Road, Wisbech
123B - Dagless' shipyard, Brigstock Road, Wisbech
124 - Shawl's bakers, Little Church Street, Wisbech
125 - Star Supply Stores, Wisbech
126 - Rouse's, Little Church Street/Hill Street, Wisbech
127 - Wisbech Farmers Dairy Co Ltd trade stand
128 - Smedleys packaging line, Wisbech
129 - Cambridgeshire Motors, Wisbech
130 - British Basket Co, Wisbech: stacking chip baskets
131 - Installation of Tesco's escalator
132A - Opening of Tesco store, Market Place, Wisbech
132B - Opening of Tesco store, Market Place, Wisbech
133 - A.E.R. Ltd, Wisbech
134A - Fertiliser Factory, Wisbech
134B - Fertiliser Factory, Wisbech
134C - Fertiliser Factory, Wisbech
135 - Hugh Rawlinson, 9-10 York Place, Wisbech
137 - W.V. Fundrey trade stand, Corn Exchange, Wisbech
138 - Singer sewing machines
139 - Spectators at trade exhibition
140 - Berridge & Mason Ltd, Wisbech
141 - Evison's employees, Castle Square, Wisbech
142 - Burton's chip basket factory, Wisbech
143 - Cambridgeshire Motors, Wisbech
144 - Tidnam's new bottling plant, Wisbech
145 - Gough & Sons, chip basket display
146 - The British Basket & Besto Co, Wisbech
147 - Tann builders, Wisbech
148 - W.G. West, builders, Wisbech
149 - Hennell's woodyard, Wisbech
150 - Wisbech Farmers Dairy Co Ltd, Wisbech
151 - Poyser's, Wisbech
152 - Alexandra Fish Stores, Wisbech
153 - Star Tea Stores, Wisbech
154A - Clifford Cross auction rooms, Wisbech, with vegetables
155 - Clifford Cross auction rooms, Wisbech
156 - De-Havilland Dairy, Wisbech
157 - Excavations, Wisbech
158 - Excavations, Wisbech
159 - Millars, Wisbech: excavations
160 - Steeplejacks
161 - Market (night time), Wisbech
162 - Butter churn (Advertising Associates - Leslie Knight)
163 - English Bros dove cote, Wisbech
164 - Gaymers Cider advertising board, Newton
165 - Loading tank for Appella factory, Wisbech
166 - Repairing road, Wisbech
167 - Repairing road, Wisbech
168 - Buyers at Cattle Market, Wisbech
169 - Demolition of Mills Brewery, Lynn Lane, Wisbech
170 - Gilroy's potato store, Wisbech
171 - Foster & Son construction, Wisbech
172 - Turkey auction, Wisbech
173 - Senton's bacon factory
174 - Paul's Granary, North End, Wisbech
175 - Milk cart, School Lane, Wisbech
176 - Cycle traders in Crescent Gardens, Wisbech
177 - H. Friend, 4 Bridge Street, Wisbech
178 - Wisbech Standard Office, Nene Quay, Wisbech
179 - October strawberry auction, Old Market, Wisbech
180 - Frank William's fruit stall, Wisbech
181 - Ford's ironmongers, Cornhill, Wisbech
182 - Pat Dooley motorcycles, Norfolk Street, Wisbech
183 - Frank's shop decorated to celebrate silver jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
184 - Shawl's bakers, corner of Blackfriars Road and Little Church Street, Wisbech
185 - Mrs Bushnell's grocery shop, 2 Blackfriars Road, Wisbech
186 - Wicks coachbuilders, Wisbech
187 - J.H. Frisby Ltd and Cannon Garage, Wisbech
188 - W.C. French, Wisbech (laying railway track)
189 - Mrs Harley working for H. Friend, fur and feather merchant
190 - Queue at Laurie & McConnal, Market Place (opening event?)
191 - Piper and Sayer, Wisbech
192 - Market stall, Wisbech
193 - Bray's shop, Wisbech
194 - Bennett's shop, Wisbech
195 - Glass's shop, High Street, Wisbech (later Bainbridges)
196 - Milk cart in the Crescent, Wisbech
197 - Balding & Mansell, Wisbech
198 - Stanton's timber yard
199 - Keillers, Wisbech
200 - Laurie & McConnal Ltd, Wisbech
201 - Bakery, Wisbech
202 - Smedleys canning line, Wisbech
203 - British Basket Co, Wisbech
204 - Balding & Mansell, Wisbech
205 - Assembling ammunition boxes, English Bros, Wisbech
206 - Shoeing competition
207 - Butchers shop
208 - Father Christmas at Bainbridges, Wisbech
209 - Spratts
210 - Spratts
211 - Regent Oils
212 - FMS, Wisbech
213 - FMS, Wisbech
214 - FMS, Wisbech
215 - Brewery
216 - Smedleys, Wisbech
217 - Spillers, Wisbech
218 - Regent oil tanks
219 - Co-op milk factory, Wisbech
220 - Federal Containers
221 - Dairy van (Wisbech Farmers Dairy Co Ltd)
222 - Osborn's stand at trade fair, Wisbech
223 - Ray' s shop front, Wisbech
224 - Wisbech canners
225 - Smedleys, Wisbech
226 - Smedleys, Wisbech
227 - Smedleys, Wisbech
228 - Smedleys and Peatlings offices, Old Market, Wisbech
229 - Stanton's timber yard
230 - Workmen on Lynn Road, Wisbech
231 - Burton's chip basket factory, Wisbech - machinery
232 - Narborough - Chiropodist (Wisbech)
233 - Smedleys, Wisbech
234 - Smedleys, Wisbech - peas
235 - Keillers (later Smedleys) with 2 gas holders in background
236 - Ward-Coe wedding breakfast
237 - Bennett's shop, Wisbech
238 - Stimson's shop window display
239A - Narborough - Chiropodist (Wisbech)
239B - Narborough - Chiropodist (Wisbech)
239C - Narborough - Chiropodist (Wisbech)
239D - Narborough - Chiropodist (Wisbech)
239E - Narborough - Chiropodist (Wisbech)
240 - Evison's fish shop, Little Church Street, Wisbech
241 - Curry's cycle shop, Norfolk Street, Wisbech
242 - Home & Colonial shop front, Wisbech
243 - Star Supply Stores, Wisbech
244 - London Central Meat Co Ltd, Wisbech
245 - Bert Dickerson's shop
246 - Market stalls, Wisbech
247 - Woolworth (opening?), Wisbech
248 - Dunn's market stall, Wisbech
249 - Evison's clothing, Wisbech
250 - Shawls, Wisbech
251 - Alexandra Fish Stores Restaurant, Wisbech
252 - Reeve's shop front, Wisbech
253 - Ford ironmongers, Wisbech - fire drill
254 - Smedleys frontage (office in Old Market - note tram lines)
255 - Foster Bros, Wisbech
256 - Osborns shop, Wisbech
257 - Workmen on Lynn Road, Wisbech
258 - Gillet & Son Ltd, seed merchants, Wisbech
259 - Bolton Valley ice cream stall and van
260 - Beacon manufacturer
261 - J.M Stokes
262 - Construction work at gasworks
263 - Tann & Sons, builders
264 - Curry's cycle shop, Norfolk Street, Wisbech
265 - Fundrey's trade show stand
266 - Maxey & Son auctioneers, Wisbech
267 - Trade exhibition, Corn Exchange, Photograph of an old postcard.
268 - Blacksmiths, Upwell
269 - Sawing logs
270A - Construction - Metal Box, Wisbech
270B - Construction - Metal Box, Wisbech
271 - Stanton's timber yard
272 - R & W Paul Ltd granary
273 - British Railways display (trade exhibition?)
274 - Regent Oil, Paragon Garage, Wisbech
275 - Building contractors working on Smedleys extension
276 - Woolworths. Men holding an electric fire.
277 - Woolworths. Men holding an electric fire.
278 - Woolworths. Group of men standing and sitting at dining table.
279 - Woolworths. Group of men standing and sitting at dining table.
280 - View of Pastry cook and Confectioner E. W. Reeve's shop from road.
281 - Pastry cook and Confectioner E.W Reeve's shop
282 - Pastry cook and Confectioner E.W Reeve's shop
283 - Sketchleys
284 - Church Street and Osborns' shop, Wisbech St Peter. People outside in fancy dress.
285 - F.W. Woolworth Cake Counter. Janet Winters holding her Diploma of Good Service
286 - G. E. Cope Shop Front. Printer, Stationer and book shop.
287 - B Gittens storefront
288 - Kays High Street, Vim window display
289 - Dennis Garage B. Car being fixed.
290 - Drawbridge Garage
291 - Wisbech Motors Ltd. View of garage. TG.
292 - Bailey. View of Dentists Surgery
293 - Bailey. View of dentist's chair with equipment
294 - Martin. Blacksmiths
295 - Watts Forge
296 - Leach and Son shop front. Bookshop, printers and library.
297 - Chas M. Ball shop front. Baker and pastry cook.
298 - Sulterby & Gay? ' The King and I' window display.
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