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Situated on the west side of Queen Street, opposite Moss's Arcade, Mr William George was an ironmonger, selling birdcages, watering cans, brushes and a lawnmower among other goods. Four of his five children - Frances Sarah, Alice Muriel, Thomas Smithson and William Junior, appear in the picture. Hanging beside the doorway to the right seem to be lace-making bobbins and a display of lace. The shopfront and doorway still survive, little altered. The premises are now (2018) occupied by Subway.
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