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Here it was truly narrow with little space on the footpaths
between the constant traffic and the medley of shop fronts.
“Oldrid's”, Boston’s largest and wholly local family owned
department store had three shops on Narrow Bargate alone.
They shared the space with Woolworths, Masons the shoe
shop, Tebbutt's the local drapers, Bailey and Alexander the
chemists with their window display of beautiful coloured glass
jars. Kitwood's wine and spirit merchants, various national
chain store outfitters and finally right on the corner leading
into the Market Place was “Cherry Corner cafe”.
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Cherry corner was memorable for their ham rolls.
Long succulent fresh finger rolls, liberally spread with real
dairy butter and generously filled with mouth watering home
cured ham overflowing from all sides.

THE MARKET SQUARE
In the Market Place, modern “all the same style in every
town” shop fronts were as yet a long way in the future. Quaint
Victorian features were still pleasing to the eye.

On Wednesday and Saturday the whole square was a sea of
market stalls with their multicoloured canvas covers.

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