The small cottage opposite the village shop in East Bergholt, Suffolk commemorates
the business which once occupied it. Carefully preserved and worked around
with masonry paint by the current owner, this 17th (?) century lettering
resembles that on the Woodbridge milestone.
This and the two examples on this page probably constitute the oldest extant
lettering on this website. The idiosyncratic spelling presumably comes from
the trade of 'hatter': 'DEALER IN HATTS'.
A photograph below of the ancient equine advertisement preserved on a wall
opposite the church in Stradbroke, Suffolk:
'GOOD STABLING
LOOSE BOXE'S
HORSES AND TRAPS TO LET'
(curious use of the inverted comma ... )
(Photo courtesy Don Mathew)
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