Oldest Chemist’s Shop, 16 Market Place, Knaresborough, N Yorks
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bill&ben
N 54° 00.485 W 001° 28.020
30U E 600464 N 5985508
A plaque denoting the site of the oldest chemist’s shop.
Waymark Code: WMRMRE
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/10/2016
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Whilst the earliest record of a dispensing chemist cites John Beckwith, the date of the building is 200 years older and the shop contained volumes of “dispensatories and herbals” dating to the 17th century, indicating that the building was involved in medicine from an earlier date.
The shop ceased trading as a chemist in 1997 and is now used as an outlet for Farrah’s Toffee, and the Lavender Tea Rooms.
The plaque reads
“The Oldest Chemist's Shop: A pharmacy from at least 1720, when John Beckwith was the apothecary, The Oldest Chemist's Shop became especially famous under WP Lawrence and his son Edmund from 1884 to 1965. The shop ceased to be a pharmacy in 1997.”
Blue Plaque managing agency: Knaresborough Civic Society
Individual Recognized: OLdest Chemist's Shop
Physical Address:
16 Market Place
Knareborough, N Yorks UK
Web Address: [Web Link]
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