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Re: old bicycle shop in Ipswich
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 25 May 10 19:42 BST (UK) »
I hadn't realised just how popular cycle shops were!

Thank you for your help.
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Re: old bicycle shop in Ipswich
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 25 May 10 21:41 BST (UK) »
Oh yes, there were Cycle Clubs in many villages and young men and young 'laideeeees' would join and go on outings.

My husband has a couple of lovely photographs of such clubs, there should one or two on his website http://framlinghamarchive.co.uk

In 1900 cars were still rare on rural Suffolk roads.

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SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham - all link to  Framlingham 
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Re: old bicycle shop in Ipswich
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 25 May 10 22:19 BST (UK) »
Wow, what a fantastic website!

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Re: old bicycle shop in Ipswich
« Reply #12 on: Friday 01 October 10 19:55 BST (UK) »
Hi,
With regards to your earlier messages about 'Waltons Cycle shop' St peters Street Ipswich I may have a little iinformation which you might find of some interest.
Thomas walton bn 1865=1921 was indeed a cycle agent and married Ada Elizabeth Setterfield1866=1913 abt 1897
They had three Children, Maud 1898,Stanley 1902=1965 and Gladys 1904.
Stanley Married Lillian May Nugent and had Ivan 1931 and Eileen 1927.
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Re: old bicycle shop in Ipswich
« Reply #13 on: Friday 01 October 10 21:27 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for your message.
I have now discovered that the family who I was seeking who lived & worked in St Peter's Street worked as tailors & outfitters  ~  the family name was Godbold. When retired from tailoring Mr Godbold started to work part time as a bicycle repairer.
Cycling must have been very popular indeed as I have now discovered that there were several cycle shops very close to each other.

Thanks again,
Treefan.
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