old bicycle shop in Ipswich

[Treefan]

There used to be an old bicycle shop which was opposite the old Ipswich Hippodrome Theatre in the early 1900's which was run by a husband & wife couple.  This couple took in an ancestor who they raised.
I would dearly like to learn what the shop was called & exactly where it was & most importantly of all, I would love to learn of who this kind couple were who raised my ancestor.
If anyone can shed any light on this for me please I would be most grateful.

Thank you,
Treefan.

[Suffolk Mawther]

Just to get a feel of the area 

Photograph of the Hippodrome at
http://www.ippo.co.uk/dispcard.php?c=0073&t=tramline

Today it looks like this
http://www.ippo.co.uk/dispnow.php?c=0073&t=tramline

If anyone has access to directories for St Nicholas Street, Ipswich they might find exact location of the Bicycle shop

Pat ...

[Treefan]

Pat, thanks so much for letting me know about the pictures, that's great .
Your help is much appreciated.

Treefan.

[Suffolk Mawther]

I know that this is much later, taken from my Kelly's of 1937 but I have found

St Peter's Street/St Nicholas Street
(they are actually one long street)

East Side
33 Thomas Stanley Walton, Cycle agent

So this was located between Rose Lane and College Street.
You might be able to check the 1901 census to see if there was a cycle shop in this location at that time?

Pat ...

[Treefan]

Once again Pat, thank you so much. I shall check up on that further.

Treefan.

[HeatherLynne]

In Kelly's Directory of Suffolk 1900 I found Thomas Walton, cycle agent, 27 St Peter's Street, Ipswich on page 219  using this website:  http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/d.asp  so it seems Mr Walton was there a long time!

Also on page 219 is John Waite, cycle agent at 12a St Nicholas Street.  As I'm not local I've been trying to see from Google Streetview which was opposite the Hippodrome and I think 27 St Peter's is nearer.

I don't suppose your ancestor had either the surname Wainwright or Stannard did they, as I've found Mr Walton's household on the 1901 census and it includes these two 'nonWaltons'.

[Suffolk Mawther]

Well done HeatheLynne

Wonder if I should dig out my Kelly's of 1892 now 

Rose Lane and College Street are off St Peter's Street, so I think we are all on the right track.

Pat ...

[Treefan]

Thank you all for your very kind help  ~  it's much appreciated.

[amber39]

Hello Treefan

I have looked in my Kelly's Directory for 1929 and found 2 Cycle shops next door to each other.

31  St Peters Street Ipswich      Ebor Cycle Stores -  Cycle Agents.
33   St Peters Street  Ipswich     Thomas Walton  -  Cycle Agent.

Regards   Amber39