No. 26 Market Place (a grade II listed building) has been the home of Millets, an outdoor clothing and equipment store (previously situated at 35 Bucklesbury) since 2002.
The building from 1893-1901 was a grocers and Italian warehouse, my the name of MELIA & CO. And from 1909-1933 it was LIPTON LTD - also a grocers.
Below both windows of the shop are the words 'The Book House', and the building was indeed 'The Book House' (a bookshop) between the years 1959-1965. In 1965 Mr Eric T Moore bought 'The Book House' from Mr Donne-Smith, along with Mr Willman's picture framing business. The shop was moved to 24 Bridge Street and renamed Eric T Moore's Book Shop. It is still there in 2015 under different ownership.
