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Short titleThe Sompting General Supply Store, Sompting
Full descriptionThe Sompting General Supply Store, Sompting. Children play marbles in the street in front of the general store. The owner of the store (possibly Mr Brown) watches. There is a Butchers next door. Ken Jakes Collection. This postcard bears the green halfpenny Edward VII stamp postdated May 27th 1905. This means that the image was most likely taken a year or so before. King Edward VII reigned from 1901 to 1910. Ken Jakes Collection. Young Ones Project.
PeriodEdwardian & After
Period dates22 Jan 1901-4 Aug 1914
FormatPostcard
OwnerWest Sussex County Council Library Service
SubjectSocial & Family Issues/Children
Transport/Road
Sport/Marbles
Shops/General & Convenience Stores
Shops/Butchers

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/Sompting//West SussexNA483
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