Gallery BN5, henfield furnishings, THE AVERYS, SCATS and the saddlery
Gallery BN5, on the east side of the High Street in between Lloyds Pharmacy and Elm Lodge,
opened its doors in April 2018 as a craft and art shop. It occupies the premises most recently occupied by Henfield Furnishings, a household goods shop. It closed in March 2018 on the retirement of the owners. At the turn of the last century, it was a saddlery and harness business run by Tom Pierce. For many years it was the Henfield branch of S.C.A.T.S. - the Southern Counties Agricultural Trading Society - which is still in existence, though not in Henfield, and which changed its name to Mole Country Stores in 2014.
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Henfield Furnishings 1: A photo from around 2010.
Henfield Furnishings 2: A later photograph, showing the extra signs - "Cook Shop" and "Giftware" on the shop front.
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Sowtons (The Averys): The title of this black & white photo is taken from writing on the reverse. The photo was taken in 1975 after SCATS had vacated the building. The shop was called The Averys before it became Henfield Furnishings.
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Pierce's saddlery: This black & white photo was taken about 1910, and shows Tom Pierce standing in front of his shop, coachman's whip in hand.
SCATS: A black & white photograph of the S.C.A.T.S. shop from 1965, before it became The Averys and then Henfield Furnishings.
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The Averys: A picture of the shop when it was The Averys, taken in 1975.
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Henfield Furnishings: The shop in early March 2017.
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Henfield Furnishings: The shop closed in March 2018 on the retirement of the owners. There are plans afoot to re-open it as a craft shop.
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Gallery BN5 1: The shop on its first open day, 17th April 2018.
Gallery BN5 2: A shot of the interior.
opened its doors in April 2018 as a craft and art shop. It occupies the premises most recently occupied by Henfield Furnishings, a household goods shop. It closed in March 2018 on the retirement of the owners. At the turn of the last century, it was a saddlery and harness business run by Tom Pierce. For many years it was the Henfield branch of S.C.A.T.S. - the Southern Counties Agricultural Trading Society - which is still in existence, though not in Henfield, and which changed its name to Mole Country Stores in 2014.
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Henfield Furnishings 1: A photo from around 2010.
Henfield Furnishings 2: A later photograph, showing the extra signs - "Cook Shop" and "Giftware" on the shop front.
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Sowtons (The Averys): The title of this black & white photo is taken from writing on the reverse. The photo was taken in 1975 after SCATS had vacated the building. The shop was called The Averys before it became Henfield Furnishings.
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Pierce's saddlery: This black & white photo was taken about 1910, and shows Tom Pierce standing in front of his shop, coachman's whip in hand.
SCATS: A black & white photograph of the S.C.A.T.S. shop from 1965, before it became The Averys and then Henfield Furnishings.
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The Averys: A picture of the shop when it was The Averys, taken in 1975.
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Henfield Furnishings: The shop in early March 2017.
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Henfield Furnishings: The shop closed in March 2018 on the retirement of the owners. There are plans afoot to re-open it as a craft shop.
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Gallery BN5 1: The shop on its first open day, 17th April 2018.
Gallery BN5 2: A shot of the interior.