No2 Market Place was rebuilt in the 1930s after being burned
down. It now houses the Co-op.
The Denny Store in 1890
Southwold Museum P1038
Market Place looking North up the High Street about the turn of the century.
Collection Ian Goffin
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A sketch of the Denny store - perhaps for use in advertising - probably around 1900.
From a slide in the Southwold Museum collection.
T.S Denny photographed in the 1890s
(Southwold Museum P1034
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Thomas Shuckford Denny
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Hockey, maternal great granddaughter of T S Denny
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Ellen Emma Denny (nee Wigg), wife of Thomas Shuckford Denny
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Hockey
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Thomas and Ellen enjoying afternoon tea, probably in the garden behind the shop.
Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Hockey
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The four daughters of Thomas and Ellen. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Hockey, granddaughter of Kate Denny who is second from the left..
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The Market Place in August 1904 with the TS Denny store on the right
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Hockey
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Advertisement in a Southwold Tourist Guide 1905.
With thanks to Prof J Hadgraft
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Advertisement in a Guide to Southwold, approx 1905
With thanks to Robert Temple
Above: Thomas Shuckford
Denny advertised an impressive list of international wines
in 1907, including Italan Marsala,
Spanish Tarragona and Madeira at between 1/- and 1/6 a bottle
(5p to 8p in today's money) and even Australian wine at
2/2 (about 11p) per flagon. Click the advert to enlarge.
Above: Another of Denny's
advertisement from 1907 (but what
is the name change about?)
A Thomas S Denny advertisement from 1915.
William S Denny adverts in Southwold Shopping Week Programme,
Summer 1922 Click either picture to enlarge
in the 1920s William S
Denny had a whole department dedicated to the new technology
of radio. For permission to reproduce this invoice to Mr
A G Baggott, the 'early adopter' butcher of No
11 Trinity Street, we have to thank the latter's great
grandson, Peter Parke whose copyright this is.
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Mid-1920s advertisement in Southwold Town Guide
1929 advertisement for W S Denny's Wireless Department.
Southwold Wesleyan Church Guide.
Both above courtesy of Heather Osmer.
Denny's store ablaze in
1930.
Photo Southwold Museum P2529 and, below, P2825
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Image courtesy of Penny Kent (nee Waters)
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Image courtesy of Penny Kent (nee Waters)
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The site after demolition, looking down Church Street
Southwold Museum P
1485
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The Denny store was soon
trading 'as usual' after the fire. Advertisement from 1930
The new Denny & Jones Store after rebuilding in fashionable Art Deco style. The stor even boasted a restaurant upstairs.
Image courtesy of Penny Kent (nee Waters)
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The refrigerated counter - an innovation in the new Denny & Jones store.
Image courtesy of Penny Kent (nee Waters)
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1946 advert reproduced from the Souvenir Programme for the Southwold Victory Celebrations.
With thanks to David Wright for supplying the image
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