2024
image courtesy David Gaylard14-16 King Street
A SEPECIALITY'
Spotted by David Gaylard, this rendered side gable bears the lettering:
'THE NEW JACKET
&
COSTUME CO.
MOURNING ORDERS
A SPECIALITY
'The Textile Clearing House' operated from this address
during the
1940s, selling curtain textiles. Later 'Oddie's Textiles' operated from
the same shop, selling dress
fabrics, towels, flags, coats and more during the early 1950s (source: The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times).&
COSTUME CO.
MOURNING ORDERS
A SPECIALITY
It appears that previous businesses advertised in the same way – perhaps under that layer of white paint. There is a faint graphic flourish rising up behind 'THE' in the first line; also evidence of a large 'O' which may have stood for 'Oddie's'. To the right of the flourish, and in decorative letttering: 'SEE...' Other fugitive shapes and possible characters can be discerned. Large brown, serif'd capitals run behind. 'Mourning orders' possibly reading 'W. HARTLEY'(?).
Interestingly, the premises were still occupied by a designer clothing store in 2020. Perhaps a rare example of similar trades operating from the same address over a considerable time – and under different proprietors.
[Information from: LancsLive]
Return to Historic Lettering from outside Ipswich
Please email any comments and contributions by clicking here.
Search Ipswich Historic Lettering
©2004 Copyright throughout the Ipswich Historic Lettering site: Borin Van Loon
No reproduction of text or images without express written permission