This is a replica of a Victorian Street and Shops in the Preston Park Museum, Stockton on Tees, England. I have also included a few photographs of the shops interiors, also a few items that where on display in the street.
VIEW OF THE VICTORIAN STREET.
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SWEET SHOP.
Victorian sweet shop where you can discover all your old favourite sweets, including Bon-Bon`s, Pear Drops and Aniseed Balls ( to mention a few ).
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BLACKSMITHS.
A traditional Victorian Forge.
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CHEMIST.
J.Walkers chemist where you can get advice on all ailments and remedies.
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DRAPERS.
Where you can purchase hats, caps, bonnets, waistcoats and pinafores, also not forgetting corsets. I had taken a photograph of the shops frontage but unfortunately I seem to have lost it.
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FRUITERER.
Stop off at the fruiterer to pick up fresh seasonal produce. You can buy loose tea here also.
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PRINTERS.
This is where stationery, books and mourning cards would have been printed in late Victorian times, using a 1839 Albion printing press.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Where you can have sepia portraits done.
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BANK.
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BARN.
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FISH and CHIP SHOP.
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PAWNBROKER.
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TOY SHOP.
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VICTORIAN TOILETS.
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VICTORIAN WATERPUMP.
STOCKS.
OLD MANGLE.
STEAM ENGINE.
ADVERTISING SIGN.
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You have quite the collection here. I like it. The shops back in the day are so much different than now. Too bad in a way. I like the way shops back then handled so many different things under the same roof. Of course I like the steam engine. I would not want to be stuck in them thar stocks. UhUh. Water pumps are cool. Out in western Texas you will find some of them still in use. It's amazing how far back Pawn Shops went, isn't it? Blacksmithing is something I like to watch but not do. Getting too old to start a new trade, me thinks. Maybe. All the other shops and services here are really nice. Again, my friend. You have done good!
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