3 Jesus Lane
History of 3 Jesus Lane
1861
Robert Mills, 52, cabinet maker, b Colchester
1913
Brooks’ hairdressing saloon; W E G Beattie, proprietor
1942
On the night of 27th July 1942 an HE bomb hit the parapet on no.3 Jesus Lane, ricocheting on to the opposite wall before exploding in the basement of no.4 Jesus Lane. Scars caused by the fragmentation from these incidents may still be found on the wall opposite. (See Michael Bowyer Air Raid! pub. 1986)
In 1942 the Folk Museum was given by W E G Beattie a fan-light from the house. recovered after the bombing.
1962
William E G Beattie, hairdresser
Wallis Laurie and Co, commission agents
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