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Blotter from Neville’s of Rushden
· The business was started by William James Neville in 1908 situated on The Green
· By 1914 the business was at 55 High Street next to the Palace Cinema which is on the right of the picture at the top of the page
· Ross Neville, his son, was born at that address in 1915
· The shop sold tobacco, snuff, cigarettes etc.
· Was also a booking office for holidays and theatre trips
· The stationery side sold pens, pencils, postcards and cards etc., and also gifts such as the Rushden Crest Ware
· The shop closed in 1997
