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Seaview Street
Seaview Street was the first
main shopping street before St. Peter's Avenue was developed.
Today it boasts some fascinating small shops where you can buy
magic goods, craftwork, clothing, underwear, furniture for dolls
houses and antiques.
The oldest shop in the street
is Hermes Antiques and the oldest house is a fisherman's
cottage, situated just off Seaview Street. It became a hospital
during the second World war but is now a shop which houses the
fascinating Bethan's Little Folk - a delightful place for those
who love doll's houses and their miniature world.
Until the 1960's Water Wheel
Antiques used to house a museum and before that was an abbatoir.
Other buildings have connection with the butchery trade with one
housing a slaughter house and another a bakehouse. Unfortunately
the bakehouse burnt down in 1995.
The building that now houses
Brent Electronics used to be a dairy and if you look on the
doorstep you can see Meadows Dairy Co. printed on the
tiles. Until the 1950's, the building now used as the
Fisherman's Arms pub, used to be a row of houses. Another public
house in the street, the Queens was completely rebuilt in the
1930's.
Seaview Street is proud of its
heritage and holds Victorian Days when the staff of all the
shops dress in Victorian costumes.
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