Rich in history, this building was originally G & A Ellis Importers selling hardware & haberdashery. I 1923 Heap Bros purchased the building to sell farm machinery for A.G. Webster & Sons. 1925 the Heap Bros started a motor & bicycle repair workshop, which included sales of new and secondhand motorcycles and cars. They eventually closed down in October of 1983 after the National Trust bought the building in 1981. It's been a second hand & antique shop now since 1989 and quite a well known landmark on the North West Coast with its current owners purchasing the business in 1990 and then the building in 2011.

When we came to Ulverstone in 1977 Heap Brothers was an iconic business, and the two brothers were very highly respected in the town. They were the old style mechanics, being able to repair anything using materials around the if they could not get parts. Despite being repurposed as an antiques dealership, the building is still known around Ulverstone as Heap Brothers. Thanks Cybergran V for the cache and the trip down memory lane.

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