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Church Street Shops - Seaham (seah0109)

Buffs Outing
Church Street Shops

Photograph, close-up, of the facade of a building with large and imposing windows and with a sign advertising billiards; on either side of that building are shops with awnings; a sign reading, possibly, [ ]minsk, can be seen on the wall beyond the large building and its adjacent shop;the shops have been identified as being on Church Street, Seaham

Church Street Shops - Seaham

Photograph, close-up, of the facade of a building with large and imposing windows and with a sign advertising billiards; on either side of that building are shops with awnings; a sign reading, possibly, [ ]minsk, can be seen on the wall beyond the large building and its adjacent shop;the shops have been identified as being on Church Street, Seaham

Date: 1900 - 1909


The complete shop name is Minskies' It was a pawn brokers I believe.

Comment added by Ralph Osmond on 05/01/2009 14:07:00

The building in the middle is the Methodists Chapel. It was large and imposing inside. At the rear was a large hall where the Boys Brigade Company used to meet. ( I was a member around 1937)

Comment added by Thomas Oliver on 18/03/2009 11:53:00

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