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Letters to Orchards circa 1916
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William Orchard, Founder
William Thomas Orchard
Will and Fred Orchard
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Memoirs of William Orchard, sub-postmaster
Tributes to William Orchard
Dick Orchard
Mark Orchard
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1865
Shopping in 1865
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Events in 1865
Local news in 1865
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An early view of the shop taken from an old paper bag
An early coloured postcard.
An early sepia photograph. Note the shrubs alongside the shop.
Thought to be taken around 1930 with two new smart delivery vans on display.
An architect's plan from 1862.
Dick Orchard outside the shop in about 1960.
The entrance to the branch of Lloyds Bank, formerly Capital and Counties, now the entrance to The Old Store.
The shop front in the "Spar" days.
An interesting photograph, possibly from the early 20th century.
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