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The house, shown on the previous page, was occupied in 1891 by Frances Wright, a corn
the colour picture above was taken in 1998, before the premises were effectively destroyed
merchants’ wife with two sons, two daughters and a servant. She remained in occupation for at least a further twenty years, by which time her son Bernard was working in the family business.
the premises were effectively destroyed by fire in May 1999.
by fire in May 1999.
For many years the land stood
derelict, as shown, planning permission being obtained to build a new doctor’s surgery before being purchased to
erect a care home. The exterior from Huntingdon Road in August 2022 is shown during building and the home was formally opened in March 2023.
In 1936 it was the last house on
that side of the road (Leayton’s 1936
Thrapston Almanack and Directory),
the corn merchant’s business being
run alongside a coal delivery service by Messrs. Pashler and Cheney at 30 High Street.
By 1987 the house looked as in the black and white photograph on the previous page, whilst
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