Main St, Upper Hutt, Jan. 1948; south side 8, Majestic-Benge-Ward

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PhotographerLeo MorelDescriptionEast side of Main Street, showing H. M. Ward, Barrister and Solicitor's office, a barber and tobacconist's shop run by 'Bish' Benge (advertising 'Craven 'A' Will not affect your throat!' and 'Gallaher's Park Drive Unbeatable').

The movie ads seemed to date the Morel series to New Year's Day 1948.

A sandwich board behind the door on the western side of the Majestic picture theatre is advertising the film 'An Ideal Husband' (released UK 1947). The film was not advertised in the 'Leader, and might have fallen between December 23 and January 6; but it is not included in the complete listing in the pre-Christmas 'Leader'.
Two parked bicycles are visible.
Between the tobacconist and the Majestic is a signpost saying 'N.P. between notices 7 p.m.-11 p.m.' Most such notices lmited daylight parking; this one covered theatre emergencies.
The unmarked doorway between H.M. Ward's office and the tobacconist's shop was the entrance to a plumber's shop and a billiard room, both owned by Dick Cotter. The billiard room was for over-18- year-olds; local memory is that bookies worked there, that after-hours kegs from Tom Fisher's Provincial Hotel were not uncommon, and that when Dick Cotter was away the tobacconist 'Bish' Benge kept an eye on the billiard room through a window from the barber's shop.Date takenJan. 1948

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PlaceMain Street, Upper Hutt SubjectCommercial buildingsAdvertising signs

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CollectionMorel, Leo (c1900-c1970)

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ReferenceP2-384-712FormatBlack and white print

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Main St, Upper Hutt, Jan. 1948; south side 8, Majestic-Benge-Ward

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