Circa 1931 first picture is of smiths 2 public house and shops looking towards parkway right is now chemist,aquapets,supermarket,smiths2 p/h, left is now franki browns,estate agent, tote,moulsham electrics,mortgages, for more pictures of chelmsford h

circa 1906 second picture is of left boarded two houses are now lima,moulsham wines,phoenix,china china,crammonds fireplaces,star&garter,jems,glass on right is now mcartneys.mitchels, there is a house where the car lot is now. for more pictures of chelmsford www.flickr.com/photos

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With the street to undergo a new facelift next year the mta would like to research how the shops used to look as far back as 1900 to the modern day we would like to put a exhibition on in a empty shop showing the shops in the street and there history including who traded from each shop if you have any pictures or infomation we would love to hear from you please email moulshamstreet@hotmail.com or see david meadows at jems party centre at 160

Victorian – Industry, commerce and social activity Chelmsford has a large number of pubs, many of which are relatively ancient with their roots in the coaching days. The number of pubs in and around Moulsham Street was boosted in the nineteenth century, no doubt in response to the presence of soldiers in the town (barracks occupying the site of the old friary at the town end of Moulsham Street) and the continued growth of Chelmsford reflecting the town’s increasing importance as a market and shopping centre. The Street still supports several pubs. Judge Tindal is perhaps Moulsham Street’s most famous son, he was a renowned judge who became Lord Chief Justice in 1829 and is now remembered with a bronze statue in Tindal The Bay Horse Tavern circa 1959 Square at the top of the Chelmsford’s High Street. He was born at 199 Moulsham Street in 1776.