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A street-level view of three commercial shopfronts in a brick building with white window frames and a slate roof under a blue sky.

1 Forehill, Ely (RGL2025)

1 Fore Hill, Ely

History of 1 Fore Hill

A street view of Fore Hill, Ely, with figures walking past storefronts and a horse-drawn carriage in the road, circa 1910.

Fore Hill, Ely. On left is chemist, Sturton and Howard c.1910

Sturton and Howard was owned by Mallyan Thompson‘s father. He bought the firm from Miss Howard after her brother, the chemist had died. She describes the shop in Ely Memories.

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