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Whittlesey Shop's
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1, Causeway Centre, High Causeway, Whittlesey
Telephone 01733 208768
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AN INDEPENDENT DIY & HARDWARE RETAILER
Open: 9am - 5.30pm Monday to Saturday
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"I like coming to Costmill. I always find something I didn't know I needed." |
We sell paint, varnish, timber treatments,
nails & screws (singly or in boxes).
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"It's like an Aladdin's cave at Costmill."
"Costmill stock everything." (not quite true) |
We also stock over 250 different types of light bulb,
electrical & plumbing supplies, tools & garden tools, ant powder and garden chemicals.
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"I come to Costmill whenever I visit my family in Whittlesey. Shops like this don't exist anymore." |
We have a full range of kitchenware, Portmeirion, & bathroom accessories.
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"It's nice not having to buy 20 screws in a plastic bubble when you only need two." |
COSTMILL PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE, SERVICE AND A PRICE THAT'S RIGHT |
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Whittlesey's most famous son was Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith, 1787-1860, a British general who servedin the Peninsula War, the war of 1812 and the Battle of Waterloo. In India he distinguished himself in the Sikh Wars, after which he was awarded a baronetcy for the victory at Aliwal in 1846.
Whittlesey's famous Butter Cross built circa 1680. This photograph was taken in the 19th Century, and is from the front cover of "Millennium Memories of Whittlesey" one of two books, each containing over 40 photos, recording life in Whittlesey in the past. These books, published on behalf of the Whittlesey Society are available from Whittlesey Museum) |