Benjamin Satterthwaite was a cockney sparrow who moved
upto Clitheroe I guess around the very early 1870's and started running his
photographic buisness from York Street.Later on even specializing in Jewellery.
Obviously leaving London with house prices down there,he could easily afford
to buy two properties from the sale of one and bought both 42 and 44 York
Street.By 1918 Benjamin Satterthwaite was just past his mid 60's and obviously
wanted to retire .By 1918 My Great Grandfather Edward Pye had all ready had
his shop at two address in Clitheroe.So he struck while the iron was hot and
bought out Mr.Satterthwaite's buisness.The above is an advert taken from a
very early edition of the Advertiser that was at the time printed at Cowgills
in the 1880's.One part of the shop that is still there from the 1870's is
the shop counter.Alot people commment 'Oh we really like your old Victorian
counter'.It's amazing to think that when the shop opened the shop counter
was brand new!Also the display cabinets at the back I would of thought would
be from this early period as well.