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Henley - Market Square

Henley - Market Square

Flickr User: pepandtim

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Flickr Image Description

A card bearing no publisher's name which was posted in Henley-on-Thames on the 31st. August 1948 to:

Miss F. Stevens,
53, Meanley Road,
Manor Park,
London

The message on the back of the card was as follows:

"c/o Rackham,
Croft Cottage,
Badgemore,
Henley-on-Thames
Dear Stevie,
Just to say weather grand here,
hope it holds out for you on
Thursday then I'll meet your
coach my dear don't worry.
I hope you have comfy shoes as
it's a fair walk to our peaceful
abode.
Love, Aussie".

Note the shop awnings bearing the name Hales & Son. Stephen Richard Hales (1857-1930) married Emily Perrett at Henley-on-Thames in 1881. The census of that year records that he was a confectioner employing two men and a household servant.
By 1894 Stephen was able to lease a more prestigious location at 20 Market Place, which would remain the Hales Bakery until his grandson Robert Stephen Hales retired in 1962.
Stephen was a respected Henley businessman who allowed the town's poor families to cook their Sunday dinners in his ovens.
20 Market Place is now occupied by Loch Fyne Seafood and Grill.


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