Old Photos of Witham

Cooks’ house and butcher’s shop at 5 Newland Street

Taken: 1940s-1950s approx, Source: Poulter, Roy, 94 Howbridge Road, Witham, CM8 1BZ Roy died in 2005. His widow is Doris and his son is Alan., Ref: M2863

Harold Cook’s house and butcher’s shop (part of number 5 Newland Street). Built c.1933 (Witham UDC building plan 728 in ERO) (demolished c 1966).   Roy Poulter worked there as a young man, from 1939-1941, for 10 shillings a week. He remembered there were pigs’ carcases in the cellar at High House (part of 5 Newland Street, now Lian, a Chinese Restaurant.)

Ref	M2863
Date taken	1940s-1950s approx
Source	Poulter, Roy, 94 Howbridge Road, Witham, CM8 1BZ Roy died in 2005. His widow is Doris and his son is Alan.