The information shown here was collected by local resident Mark Dant from Trade Directories, Censuses and Topsham residents’ personal recollections It was previously exhibited in the museum in 2015 (?) and was the subject of two talks given by Mark along with Liz Hodges at the Matthews Hall in Topsham that year.
At present, the site shows the history of shops on the following streets :-
It is hoped to add the history of shops on other Topsham streets in due course
Some of the information we have is incomplete and we would welcome feedback from readers who can provide any additions or corrections. Please click here to provide feedback.
It has been difficult to date some of the photos on these pages and we would be pleased to receive any additional information which you may have to help with this. We would also welcome additional photographs to plug some of our gaps.
Fore Street circa 1939