From Wooden Shed to St Neots High Street Shop

From Wooden Shed

to St. Neots

High Street Shop

A photographer has been part of Market Town life since mid-Victorian times and many photo portriats of this era still survive in family collections. James Phillips started his business in a Cambridge Street wooden shed which burnt down in 1896. He then took premises in the High Street next to the Corn Exchange. In 1889 Ekins & Barker had a furniture and upholstery business with the upper floor room being used as a club room by the Liberal Association. The photograph is from 1902 The rear of the photograph card could be an art form in itself and an advertisement for the photographer. In this digital era there is still a liking for a professional photograph and St. Neots continues the tradition. The museum (free to locals) is always happy to add to its photocollection of past townfolk.