![]() Optician In the heart of Church Road, No.122 has been an optician for many years. At the time of writing Mike Cees Opticians is the current firm offering the latest eye care services at this location. The story however goes back to a notable 20th Century name in the retail history of Church Road, the Hudd family. At the end of the 19th Century Hudd's pawnbrokers was opened at 193 Church Road. It was to be directly opposite, at No.122, that William Edward established Hudd's the opticians.
Mr Hudd's successor as opticians at 122 Church Road was the firm of R.F. Spooner. The time of the change over would be 1972/73 and Spooner's would remain here for thirty years. At the time of writing no photograph of Hudd's opticians has come to light. This is a picture of Spooner's in the 1980s. Into the 21st Century and Mike Cees Opticians replaced R.F. Spooner at 122 Church Road in 2004. |