Built
in the early 1600s but given a new Georgian facade in
the late 1700s, this Grade 2 Listed house, together
with its partner No
3 next door, originally constituted a single residence
- The Elms. In the 1860s it was the home of Mrs M Rayley,
widow of Capt C Rayley. Mrs Rayley was a noted benefactor
of the community. Among many other good works she founded
the Sailors' Reading Room in memory of her husband.
The Elms was divided into two in 1925.
Swan
Hotel.- The
Swan Hotel uses the house as an annexe at this
period. (Source and dates)
1951 Mella Nicholls - Gowns and accessories
(advertisement right)
1962 Mella Nicholls - Gowns and accessories (Phone Book)
1975 Mella Nicholls - Gowns and accessories (Phone Book)
Marion Mack - Antiques (Source
and dates)
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SOURCES: BSD - Bernard Segrave-Daly
BCS = Bygones & Characters of Southwold by Barrett Jenkins
C = Census
CP = Cinema Programme 1958
CSP = Coronation Souvenir Programme 1953
G = Gales Trade Directory
GRO = General Register Office
K = Kelly's Directory
LM = Local memory
M = James Maggs' Southwold Diary 1818-1876
MCG = Methodist Church Guide 1930
NA = National Archives
PP = Pantomime Programme 1933
PLR = Petrol Licence Records
POD = Post Office Directory
PPP = Pier Pavilion Programme 1924, 1926
RCE = Rotary Club Exhibition 1969
SCM = Southwold Catholic Magazine 1923
SCTG = Southwold Corporation Tourist Guide
SER = Southwold Electoral Register
SFP = Southwold Scouts Fete Programme 1947
SG = Southwold Guide
SGCH = Southwold Golf Club Handbook
SLHR = Southwold Local History Recorder 1980s 1990s (Mrs R. McDermot)
SMHS = Southwold Museum & Historical Society
SN = Southwold & Neighbourhood 1903
SPM = Southwold Parish Magazine 1895 -1954
SR = Southwold Recorder 1927, 1932, 1934, 1935
SRB = Southwold Rate Book
SRT = Southwold Railway Timetable 1915
SSAS = Southwold Sea Angling Society Handbook 1909
SST = Southwold Summer Theatre Programmes
SSW = Southwold Shopping Week Programme, June/July 1922
STG = Southwold Town Guide 1930
SVL = Southwold Visitors List 1907, 1930
SVCP = Southwold Victory Celebration Programme 1946
SWCG = Southwold Wesleyan Church Guide
TTR = 'The Town Revisited' - Portraits of Southwold by Stephen Wolfenden
2000
TTT = ''To The Town' - Portraits of Southwold by Stephen Wolfenden 1988
W = White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk 1874
Note
on dates Unless
otherwise stated, dates given do not indicate the years in which the business
started or finished but those for which there is firm evidence that
it was trading at this address. Sources in brackets; key at bottom of page.
Nos 1 & 3 Queen Street
were originally one house. No 1 is on the right.
Above: advertisement for
Mella Nicholls for Festival of Britain year 1951.
Click picture to enlarge
Below: minimalist telegram advertisement from the East Anglian
Magazine in 1954. Images kindly supplied by Peter Parke
Advertisement in Southwold Street Map, sponsored by Jellicoe & Son of No 8 Queen Street. Probably 1950s.
