Historical information

Photograph taken in 1988 of building in Sussex Street, Linton: house dates from 1860s, and was owned from 1883 by Joseph Shepherd, and then from c.1930 by the Bennett family who used it briefly as their butcher's shop; later was it a cake shop run by Stella Ralf (Stella Ralf also taught piano). Later (1978-1981) run as op-shop by Mrs. Stella Surman to raise money for Maxwell Park C.E.B.S. camp.
House had a later incarnation as a laundromat in 1980s - at this time many women were still without electricity on outlying farms and house blocks.
Next to it can be seen the former Bennett garage building, built on the site of a produce store which also dated from c.1860.

Physical description

Colour photograph showing green painted timber house with pitched roof and small verandah, white trim, next to brick building with pitched roof and verandah over footpath, brick pillars.

Inscriptions & markings

"Stella Ralph's old shop (cake) later Bennett garage"