From the leaflet Warminster Christmas Gift Ideas 2009, produced by the Economy And Tourism Group of the Warminster And Villages Community Partnership, September 2009:
Silver Street News, 35-37 Silver Street, Warminster.
Puzzles, diaries, Christmas chocolates, soft toys, Christmas colouring books, Santa sacks and hats, paper chains, Advent calendars, Christmas decorations, tins of biscuits and sweets, Christmas plants and wreaths.
01985 213374.
Sunday 21st February 1999
Two photographs showing the exterior of Waylen’s shop
at 32 High Street, Warminster,
photographed by Danny Howell,
on Sunday 21st February 1999.
Miss Waylen and her sister, Mrs. Jean Hunt,
were newsagents, tobacconists, and sellers of toys,
postcards, sweets and chocolate.
To the left is the Chantry (Dental Surgery).
To the right is Jacqueline’s restaurant.
Two photographs showing the exterior of Waylen’s shop at 32 High Street, Warminster, photographed by Danny Howell, on 21st February 1999.
Miss Waylen and her sister, Mrs. Jean Hunt, were newsagents, tobacconists, and sellers of toys, postcards, sweets and chocolate.
To the left is the Chantry (Dental Surgery). To the right is Jacqueline’s restaurant.
Two photographs showing the exterior of Waylen’s shop at 32 High Street, Warminster, photographed by Danny Howell, on Sunday 21st February 1999.
Miss Vera Waylen and her sister, Mrs. Jean Hunt, were newsagents, tobacconists, and sellers of toys, postcards, sweets and chocolate.
To the left is the Chantry (Dental Surgery). To the right is Jacqueline’s restaurant.
Saturday 30th August 1997
Notice from Waylens, High Street, Warminster: “We regret to announce that as from 1st September 1997 we shall cease selling daily newspapers and magazines. We shall, however, continue with toys, stationery, confectionery, cigarettes and, of course, the Warminster Journal. We would like to thank all our longstanding newspaper customers for their loyalty over the years.”
Paynes the newsagents, 49 Market Place, Warminster, BA12 9AZ. Proprietor Alan Gallagher decorated the tradesman’s bicycle outside the shop (on the right) with flowers, adding colour to the street. To the left of the shop doors is
a rotating display rack of local postcards. On the far left is a glass-fronted noticeboard, on which advertisement for items for sale and wanted or job vacancies available or sought, could be placed by the public for a small fee.
Below it is an advertising placard for The Sun newspaper. Several lesser known newspapers are displayed on the wall on the right.
Photographs taken by Danny Howell during August 1986.
Monday 5th March 1979
A. Pickering, Newsagent
High Street, Tisbury.
Confectioner, Tobacconist, Stationer.
Local view cards in colour.
“Cut price” Confectionery and Tobacco.
Selection normally available.
“Superchoice” Independent Retailer.
Telephone Tisbury 870 518.
Tuesday 1st October 1968
The early morning people.
D.W. Lakey
35-36 Silver Street, Warminster.
Newsagent. Tobacconist.
Always at your service.
Tuesday 1st October 1968
Newsagent. Stationers.
Payne’s
50 Market Place, Warminster.
Toy Shop.
Telephone 2248.
Ewins, newsagent and toy and gift retailer, at 17 Market Place, Warminster.* Photograph taken on Tuesday 2nd June 1953, showing the shop decorated with flags to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ewins started their Warminster business in 1946. (*Property later renumbered No.24).
