'CYCLE, AND, ELECTRIC'

19 Garrick Way
27.3.2025: a contribution relating to shops at Castle Hill.
Ipswich Historic Lettering: Cycle & Electric sign, Garrick Way19-21 Garrick Way
'Thanks for a wonderful website. I attach a photo taken in Garrick Way which I thought might be of interest to you. (Chris also attached a map to show where the photo was taken).
Background info: the shops on Garrick Way were originally built as a single three-storey block (with flats above the shops) in the early 1950s. An additional two shops [nos.19 and 21] were added onto the left-hand end (as viewed from the road) c.1960 but this addition was only two storeys high.  The right-hand shop of the new pair was an off-licence, with the left-hand one being a cycle shop which also sold small electrical items (such as radios). "CYCLE.AND.ELECTRIC." was roughly painted on the side wall of the shop (on the access road leading to the rear of the parade of shops). As the Co-operative store (to the left of the main parade of shops, as viewed from the road) had yet to be built at that time, the words were clearly visible to anyone standing at the eastern end of Garrick Way. Approximately 65 years later, that sign is still there. Regards, Chris Fuller.'

Ipswich Historic Lettering: Cycle & Electric sign, Garrick Way2025 image
'CYCLE, AND, ELECTRIC'
A remarkable suvivor of an earlier business. The lettering resembles a neon sign with the darker red shapes, painted onto the brickwork, behind the thin cream characters. The sign-writer (and/or the proprietor) clearly was a fan of the comma. This wall is part of a garage belonging to the shop. Many thanks to Chris for spotting and photographing this example.


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