Doubleday's shop at Market End.
Sarah Doubleday moved to Coggeshall and opened a business in 1789. The family were influential members of the Quaker community in Coggeshall and much involved in philanthropic and charitable works. When Sarah retired in 1805 her younger brother, Wiiliam ran the business with his wife Hannah and they had eight children. On William's death in 1854, his son also William took over - and he and his wife Maria had five children. When William died in 1886, two of his sons took over - Edward & Thomas Doubleday. They were in charge at the centenary of the business in 1889 when the photo above was used on a commemorative plate which was given to customers and is now something of a collector's item.
On the right is the carriage entrance to the Red Lion, a public house which was destroyed by fire on 7th-8th April 1894. Thomas Doubleday bought the site and built a house for himself there.Thomas was the last to run the shop and when he died in 1961 he was buried with other members of the family at the Tilkey burial ground.
After Thomas's death nearly all the buildings shown, full of character and age, and in a shameful act of destruction, were bulldozed in order for a concrete monstrosity to be thrown up which remains to this day.
Date: 1889
Ref: 02/20
Sarah Doubleday moved to Coggeshall and opened a business in 1789. The family were influential members of the Quaker community in Coggeshall and much involved in philanthropic and charitable works. When Sarah retired in 1805 her younger brother, Wiiliam ran the business with his wife Hannah and they had eight children. On William's death in 1854, his son also William took over - and he and his wife Maria had five children. When William died in 1886, two of his sons took over - Edward & Thomas Doubleday. They were in charge at the centenary of the business in 1889 when the photo above was used on a commemorative plate which was given to customers and is now something of a collector's item.
On the right is the carriage entrance to the Red Lion, a public house which was destroyed by fire on 7th-8th April 1894. Thomas Doubleday bought the site and built a house for himself there.Thomas was the last to run the shop and when he died in 1961 he was buried with other members of the family at the Tilkey burial ground.
After Thomas's death nearly all the buildings shown, full of character and age, and in a shameful act of destruction, were bulldozed in order for a concrete monstrosity to be thrown up which remains to this day.
Date: 1889
Ref: 02/20
Also in: East & West St.
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