Photograph was printed from a glass negative loaned by Theo Nelson. It shows Jane Craine's confectionery shop, Patrick O'Sullivan's saddlery, G. G. Bennett's butcher's shop, Nicol's bakery, Wise's drapery shop, and Preston's store. The cottage which can be seen in the background of the photograph was lived in by Joe Lambley.Black and white copy of original photograph, which shows the east side of Sussex Street, Linton, between Jane Craine's confectionery shop and Preston's shop on the corner of Sussex and Gillespie Streets. east side sussex street linton, jane craine's confectionery shop, patrick o'sullivan saddlery sussex street linton., g.g. bennett bucher's shop, nicol's bakery, wise's drapery, preston's store

The photograph can be dated to after 1911, as the Surface Hill hotel (between Morgan and Ching stores) appears to have already been demolished (this happened in 1911).Black and white copy of original photograph, which shows east and west sides of Sussex Street, from Morgan's store to Gillespie Street. On the left of the photo (east side of street), there is a glimpse of Patrick O'Sullivan's saddlery shop, then G. G. Bennett's butcher's shop, Nicol's bakery, Wise's drapery, and further along the street the verandah of Preston's store can be seen. On the west side, there is a glimpse of J. H. Morgan's grocery store, Ching's produce store, and Annie Brown's newsagency (Annie Brown nee Annie Nicholls). Two horse-drawn vehicles are in the street. There is a telegraph pole near Morgan's shop.sussex street linton, g.g. bennett bucher's shop, nicol's bakery, wise's drapery, j h morgan grocery store, ching's produce store, annie brown's newsagency

Shops on the left of the picture are: Patrick O'Sullivan saddler, G. G. Bennett butcher , Nicol's bakery, Wises drapery 'Ellington House' (shop with verandah just past bakery, Preston's shop (with verandah, on corner of Sussex & Gillespie Streets), and Wishart's blacksmiths (on the far side of Gillespie Street). On the right, the buildings are E H Nicholls ("cheap grocer and seedsman"), the Surface Hill Hotel, Richard Ching's store and dwelling (grocer & produce merchant), and another shop without verandah (probably shop and dwelling owned by Annie Brown, née Nicholls).Original black and white photograph affixed to white backing paper which has then been mounted on grey card. The photograph shows the view along Sussex Street to the south-west. Two men are standing outside a shop on the rhs, and there appears to be a woman with a perambulator outside a building further along the street on the rhs.On back of original photograph: "g (or e) Bennett" (in blue pencil or chalk) / "LINTON STREET "(in ink) / "Elizabeth long ago" (in ink, with arrow pointing to blue writing).sussex street linton, o'sullivan's saddlery, g g bennett's butcher shop, nicol's bakery, ellington house [t m wise draper], preston's shop, wishart's blacksmiths, e h nicholls' store, surface hill hotel, richard ching's store, annie brown's shop, annie brown (née nicholls)

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

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