Wouldham once had many shops compared to today's total of just one.

1 Ravens Knowle

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A shop ran by a Mrs Davis. This shop sold groceries, sweets, fruit and cigarettes. The path behind Ravens Knowle led to a building yard owned by Mr Davis (husband of Mrs Davis).

6 High Street

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This shop was known as Bailey's. This was a paper shop ran by Mrs Chapman and her sister. The Mr Chapman in the photo is likely to have been related.

36 High Street

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A household goods shop, ran by Mr and Mrs Harris. This was also ran at one time my Mr Tolhurst, who was the organist at the church.

76 High Street (next door to the Foresters Arms)

A sweet shop ran by Mrs Denny. Also the post office at one time. Later owned by Mr & Mrs Franks.

78-80 High Street

Butcher, with slaughter house, ran by Tom Maynard.

82 High Street

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Grocery shop ran by Mrs Booth.

134 High Street

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Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Roger Webb.

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This shop is the only remaining shop in Wouldham, currently the village stores and also including a post office.

Frank and Thomas Osgathorpe were successful postmasters and owners of the shop for more than 25 years around the 1930s.

The post office seems to have moved round quite a bit, being not only here, but also at 76 High Street, the old Rose and Crown Pub and also 182 High Street (co-op).

156 High Street

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Brooker's grocery shop, ran by Les Brooker. Les Brooker used to deliver coal and also fruit and veg to people who lived outside of the village. Les Brooker also owned a lock-up opposite the tramway path in the middle of the village.

158 High Street

Brooker's fish and chips shop, ran by Daph Brooker (wife of Les Brooker).

160 High Street

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Fred's shop. A sweet shop.

182 High Street

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This was a co-op store. Interestingly, although no longer used as a shop, it still retains its old shop front. This also is thought to have contained a post office at one time.

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