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Bluebird Art & Crafts, 3 & 4 The Strait
3 Strait was a house, now shop built in 1780. 1844, T Veiza and Co, debt collectors; 1885, R Swallow, wallpaper dealer (along with 2 The Strait); 2002-2012 Knights Shoes; 2013 RubyRedKids childrens toys. Same build as 2 Strait.
4 Strait was a house, now shop built in 1780. 2002 Knights Shoes. Not the same build as 2 and 3 Strait. Rear single-storey warehouse added in 1926 for F Graves, since replaced by 2-storey warehouse.
The Strait is the junction between Steep Hill and the top of the High Street. It was created, along with Steep Hill, when the line of Ermine Street was diverted to the east. Called Straite in 1790. Previously the location of the local Corn Market in the 14th century. The east side was widened at the south end in 1896. Numbers 16 and 17 were demolished sometime before 1955.
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Bluebird Art & Crafts, 3 & 4 The Strait
3 Strait was a house, now shop built in 1780. 1844, T Veiza and Co, debt collectors; 1885, R Swallow, wallpaper dealer (along with 2 The Strait); 2002-2012 Knights Shoes; 2013 RubyRedKids childrens toys. Same build as 2 Strait.
4 Strait was a house, now shop built in 1780. 2002 Knights Shoes. Not the same build as 2 and 3 Strait. Rear single-storey warehouse added in 1926 for F Graves, since replaced by 2-storey warehouse.
The Strait is the junction between Steep Hill and the top of the High Street. It was created, along with Steep Hill, when the line of Ermine Street was diverted to the east. Called Straite in 1790. Previously the location of the local Corn Market in the 14th century. The east side was widened at the south end in 1896. Numbers 16 and 17 were demolished sometime before 1955.