The man on the left of the photograph (in shirt sleeves and wearing apron) is identified as James Nicol, who ran the Linton bakery. The other man (wearing jacket and vest) is Thomas Mardling Wise, and the boys in the photograph are thought to be two of his sons.Black and white copy of original photograph which shows the drapery store in Sussex Street, Linton which was owned by Thomas Mardling Wise. A section of the Linton bakery can be seen on the left of the photograph. Two men and two boys are standing in front of the drapery store. They are all wearing hats of different types. The man on the left of the photograph is wearing a tradesman's apron. A dog is sitting (appears to be twisting around, as image is blurred) near the second man.james nicol, thomas mardling wise, ellington house [drapery store], shops

Thomas Mardling Wise ran a drapery store, "Ellington House", in Sussex Street, Linton, from the 1860s until the early 1900s. The Wise family lived on a small holding on Carngham Road, Linton. Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 128.Tintype portrait of an older bearded man wearing suit jacket shirt and narrow tie."T M Wise".thomas mardling wise, old lintonian collection