CLOCK HOUSE
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Clock House, in the High Street, is a building formerly associated with the clock and watch trade. James Bailey had such a business there in the early years of the 19th century. In 1891 it was occupied by 35-year old Fred Moore, a baker and mealman from Lower Beeding, his wife Ellen and their seven children. In later years it was used by Hillman's shoe shop, Fennessey's newsagents and then Angelina's dress shop - all before becoming Top Shelf and, latterly, Henfield Flooring. (Angelina's originally occupied the right-hand side of what is now Southdown Galleries).
LEFT: Clock House Henfield - by Mike Ainscough
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Top Shelf: The Top Shelf fancy goods and gifts shop was a partner shop of Village Care, which is two doors away and still in existence. Eventually, it was decided to concentrate on the Village Care part of the business and relinquish Top Shelf.
Henfield Flooring: The Top Shelf premises was then acquired by Henfield Flooring - who restored the name in the fanlight above the main doorway. This modern shop is separated from Bespoke Hair to the right by a plain white door surmounted by what was a semicircular fanlight.
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A. Hillman & P.J. Fennessey: Hillman's occupied what is now the left-hand side of the present Henfield Flooring in Clock House, and Fennessey's newsagents occupied what is now the right-hand side. Except that it's slightly more complicated than that. The white door with the fanlight - which separates Henfield Flooring and Hyatt's Hair in the SHOPS 4 photo - is in evidence here. However, you can see from the older photo here that Hillman's entrance was in between the bank and Hillman's shop front - and Fennessey's entrance was to the right of Fennessey's shop. The alteration has moved the Hillman shop front next to the bank and the Fennessey shop front next to the white door - removing the old doors in the process. The modern Clock House entrance now sits in between what were once two adjacent shop fronts. This b&w photo was taken by J. Greenall in 1970.
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PJ Fennessey (Clock House): This b&w photo was taken in 1970 by J. Greenall and shows Fennessey's newsagents before the premises became part of the remodelled Clock House.
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Henfield Flooring (Clock House) 1: A photo from mid-December 2018 showing part of Bespoke Hair on the right and the right-hand side of the former NatWest Bank on the left - minus cashpoint.
Top Shelf: The Top Shelf fancy goods and gifts shop was a partner shop of Village Care, which is two doors away and still in existence. Eventually, it was decided to concentrate on the Village Care part of the business and relinquish Top Shelf.
Henfield Flooring: The Top Shelf premises was then acquired by Henfield Flooring - who restored the name in the fanlight above the main doorway. This modern shop is separated from Bespoke Hair to the right by a plain white door surmounted by what was a semicircular fanlight.
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A. Hillman & P.J. Fennessey: Hillman's occupied what is now the left-hand side of the present Henfield Flooring in Clock House, and Fennessey's newsagents occupied what is now the right-hand side. Except that it's slightly more complicated than that. The white door with the fanlight - which separates Henfield Flooring and Hyatt's Hair in the SHOPS 4 photo - is in evidence here. However, you can see from the older photo here that Hillman's entrance was in between the bank and Hillman's shop front - and Fennessey's entrance was to the right of Fennessey's shop. The alteration has moved the Hillman shop front next to the bank and the Fennessey shop front next to the white door - removing the old doors in the process. The modern Clock House entrance now sits in between what were once two adjacent shop fronts. This b&w photo was taken by J. Greenall in 1970.
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PJ Fennessey (Clock House): This b&w photo was taken in 1970 by J. Greenall and shows Fennessey's newsagents before the premises became part of the remodelled Clock House.
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Henfield Flooring (Clock House) 1: A photo from mid-December 2018 showing part of Bespoke Hair on the right and the right-hand side of the former NatWest Bank on the left - minus cashpoint.
