No. 401 was the 'Salutation Inn' and dates back to 1751 or earlier. It was run by Mrs Emma Humphries in 1901 and 1913. By 1928 Mrs Mattuicci was running a confectioners from numbers 401 & 402 (a Francesco Mattuicci from Naples Italy lived at no. 402 in the 1901 census). The property included stabling for 6 horses to the rear and there were two small cottages adjoining the stables at the time of the 1909/10 Valuation. In 1945/6 the building was serving refreshments and includes several adverts in the window 'Bovril puts beef into you', also a Brooke Bond advert for coffee.

No. 402 was latterly (1901 onwards) a confectioners run by the Mattuicci family. In 1901 13 people lived here: the property had an attic and 2 rooms on the top floor and 3 rooms on the first floor, including 'rooms over archway' according to the 1909/10 Valuation.

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