LIME TREE PLACE

R. E. Day appears in Directories at the sub Post Office at 99 Lime Tree Place from 1912 to 1916.

Denis Reynolds sent me the following 3 photo. He had them from Joan Cobbold, daughter of Cecil Mayhew, landlord of The Unicorn, Joan still lives in Stowmarket - I have included Denis's comments on each photo

"Unicorn Outing Club in 1951 about to depart for Yarmouth. Cecil Mayhew took over as landlord of the Unicorn after my Grandfather Harry Pizzy retired in 1948 - he was landlord until 1964. Cecil was previously the baker in the bakehouse at the rear of the Unicorn and his wife Ruby ran the shop next door and Joan made deliveries in the van.
A list of the names of some of those pictured is as follows -

Front row seated left to right -

Brett, Joan Owen (landlords daughter), Owen, Martin, Barlow, Ruby and Cecil Mayhew (landlord Unicorn) Sutton, Cresswell, ? , Wright, Cresswell.

Second row left to right
-Mr. Rose, Mr.Fulcher, Moyes, Stanard, Barnard, Fulcher, Fulcher, Tricker, Pike, Farrow, Abbot, Martin, Cooper, Owen, Clements, Trollop, Mr. Pryke, Mr. Sillet, Mr.Owen.

Third row left to right -

Mr. Mayhew, Mr.Young, Mr. Green, Mr. Bird (landlord of the Crown), Barnard, Mr. Barnard, ? , Brett, Martin, Mr. Owen, Mr. Clements, Mr. Wright (bus driver ), ? , ? ,

Standing at rear left to right -

Mr. Cresswell, Mr. Moye, Mr.Tricker, Mr. Sutton, Mr Trollop, Mr. Chalice, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Birch, Mr. Martin, Mr. Wilding."

"The Unicorn Outing Club 28th June 1952. Joan rescued the photo as it was about to be dumped. It has suffered badly - I have restored some damaged areas but dare not touch the area within the group. Joan's father Cecil Mayhew took over as landlord of the Unicorn after my Grandfather Harry Pizzy retired in 1948. Many of the same people appear who are in the previous photo."

"This photo was taken in May 1945 of a street party in Lime Tree Place outside The Unicorn to celebrate the end of the war."

Seated at the table from left to right are -
Mr. Anderson, Chairman of the Council, Mrs E. Grenville, Mrs Anderson and Mr. E Grenville [Member Of Parliament]
Standing are left to right -
Mrs. Williams, Mrs Wright, Mr & Mrs Last who kept the grocery shop on the corner opposite the Unicorn, Mrs Edgar Fulcher, Cecil and Ruby Mayhew who at that time ran the bakery at the rear of the Unicorn and the shop next door and Mrs Pleasance.

On the rear of the photo - Copyright G R Wilden 8 Bury Street Stowmarket.