Abbott's the Bakers

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Artie Holbrook ran the this as a bakery and lived in the house now called Meadow View in South Road. He also owned the bake house in Bakers Parade. Charles James Abbott then ran the bakers shop which also sold sweets, tobacco, fancy goods and toys. It is first recorded as Abbotts in 1923.

The building that is called 'The Old Smithy' was where the flour was stored. The new houses on the corner of Maggs Hill and South Road was the site of the garage, which housed a horse and cart used for deliveries.