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CL Jillett, Glaser, Stella Potter, Chinese restaurant
CL Jillett, Glasser, Stella Potter, Chinese restaurant


CL Jillett purchased the building from the Lee Family in 1912 and for several decades it was a clothing store. The shop's verandah was typical of most of the shops in the early days where a horse would often be tethered to a verandah post while the owner shopped.
Lots of confusion with this one!
 
[[File: High_Street_50_CL_Jillett.jpg|400px|thumb|left|50 High Street - Charles Lewis Jillett (from 1918 to 1945?)  Can anybody date the car and motor cycle?]]
 
[[File: High_Street_50_Lee_and_Son's_Drapery_1920s.jpg|400px|thumb|left|50 High Street - Lee & Sons Drapery - is this the same building?  The house and fence on the right look very similar but the power pole to the right makes me wonder.  Did Lee & Sons have a store in this location?]]
 
[[File: High_Street_50_Stella_Potter_1959.jpg|400px|thumb|left|50 High Street - Stella Potter Children's Ware - does anybody have a better photo?]]

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CL Jillett, Glasser, Stella Potter, Chinese restaurant

Lots of confusion with this one!

50 High Street - Charles Lewis Jillett (from 1918 to 1945?) Can anybody date the car and motor cycle?
50 High Street - Lee & Sons Drapery - is this the same building? The house and fence on the right look very similar but the power pole to the right makes me wonder. Did Lee & Sons have a store in this location?
50 High Street - Stella Potter Children's Ware - does anybody have a better photo?