Currently occupied by Cafe Utopia one of five cafes that can be found between 48 and 57, the others are
TQ3104 : 48 Gardner Street,
TQ3104 : 50 Gardner Street,
TQ3104 : 52 Gardner Street and
SU1741 : Amesbury - The Hawk, all of whom have taken advantage of a street closed to traffic at weekends. Another shop with a huge turnover of traders over the years; Henry Baum's general store included electroplating, cutlery and jewellery; between 1912 and 36 the businesses had expanded from 48 next door; Salute moved to
TQ3104 : 6 Gardner Street and continued to trade until 2002; Jollygood Chocolates briefly moved in with a florist, Botanica, at
TQ3104 : 18 Gardner Street when rates became too high; whilst Ben's Cookies are a national chain that moved to Duke Street in 2006.
OCCUPANTS
1839-52: DYER; Jason Carey
1854: STAY & CORSET MAKER: Mrs Mitchenor
1856-77: DYERS & SCOURERS: Weston & Co (1856-74), Charles Gearing (1877)
1879-81: TAILOR: Joseph Cheney (1879-80), J Lee (1881)
1885-93: MUSIC WAREHOUSE: J Weston
1894-96: GENERAL SHOP: Henry Baum
1897: CLOTHIER: Dennis Tickner
1898-1906: TOBACCONIST: WB Wallis (1898), F Lloyd (1899), A Pilch (1900), John Wilton (1901), Albert Gosden (1902-06)
1908-11: CHINA DEALER: H Godart
1912-36: MILLINER/DRAPER: J Prichard (1912-22), Ernest Veale (1923-36)
1938-51: TOBACCONIST: A Harris (1938), George Fletcher (1939-51)
1954-64: CONFECTIONER: L & D Page
1971-86: DRAPER: Bi-Rite (1971-81), The Curtain Studio (1986)
1987-88: LADIES WEAR: Salute
1990-2006: CONFECTIONER: Jollygood Chocolates (1990-2002), Ben's Cookies (2003-06)
2008-11: CAFE: Cafe Utopia