19 and 19A Queen Street
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Just past the carpet shop is Stick of Lostwithiel, which was once the Eagle public house. This is a double-fronted shop with a flat above. In 1846, when Queen Street was still known as Market Street, John Cripps and his relative William Probert, were in business together as wine and spirit merchants, drapers, grocers, and even undertook funerals. These businesses were carried on by William and Maria Probert through the 1850s and into the 1870s. They seem to have added public house facilities to their other goods and services and by 1891 were operating under the sign of the Eagle - though possible known as the Golden Eagle. The various businesses were continued by Frederick and Mary Ann Probert until 1901, when the Eagle closed down.
For much of the first half of the 20th century, the shop was a tailors and outfitters, run first by Woodman Gill and then by John Willocks. In 1939, John Willocks was an outfitter at no 19, while Grace Taylor ran a beauty salon and hairdressers upstairs in 19A. In 1949, Tom Stick had bought a boot and shoe shop in Fore Street, and he moved his business to 19 Queen Street in 1959 as ‘Stick of Lostwithiel’. The shop and business was bought by Graham and Rosemary Mitson in 1978, and they retained what had become the established shop name. Graham Mitson undertook all sorts of leather repairs and kept a small museum in the back of the shop. The Mitsons retired in 2020 and sold the shop to Claire and Jamie Alexander.
Claire has also retained the name Stick and operates as ‘Stick Antiques and Vintage’ for her shop. She specialises in vintage kitchenware and homeware, but has a marvellously eclectic stock ranging from the Victorian period to the 1970s. Claire’s constantly changing window display is a highlight of the town.
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