1874
Mrs Ann Chapman - Baker and Flour Dealer (W 1874)

1896
John Chapman - Baker and Confectioner (K 11896)

Ernest Dean Newson - Confectioner and Baker (K1937, SRB1938-50)

The late J B Harris spent boyhood holidays with his family in Southwold and, in his memoir, 'Memories of Southwold 1920 - 1939', recalls: "There was Newson the bakers... who sold the most delicious ices. 1d cornets and 2d wafers, The son, Ginger, used to do the deliveries on a bicycle with a small front wheel with a large basket above it. Besides speed, he was noted for his ginger hair and the shrillest of whistles. Later on Ginger became a loved character but, sadly, he lost interest in life." Quoted with the kind permission of J B Harris's widow, Mary.

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Ernest Dean Newson - Confectioner and Baker (SRB 1938-50)

John 'Wiggy' Goldsmith was a paper boy in the early 1940s. He remembers "... up Station Road, York Road, Godyll Road, South Green and back. I used to call in at Ginger Newson's. Every day Ginger's father used to make me a cup of coffee and I had the choice of one of his lovely chocolate-topped things or a chelsea - a real chelsea bun! All the officers used to go in there, too. But the ordinary soldiers went next door to the Naafi - where The Homestead is now."

1950
Ernest Dean Newson - Confectioner and Baker (when did he close?)

Date
The premises become residential. Ernest Donald (Ginger) Newson continues to live here.

(Note: Ginger dies in 1991)

The house is still called 'Ginger's House'