Henry James Hubble started out as a photographer, tobacconist and seller of ‘fancy goods’ in Brasted in 1902, but went on to start a business as a bicycle manufacturer and repairer. In 1906 he and his wife moved the business to the former ‘Fountain Coffee Tavern’ in Westerham, where they provided rudimentary garage repairs for cycles ...
Reference: WH0009
This 1917 advertisement not only has Hubble selling bicycles and spares, but also dealing in builders materials as well. Having sold his Westerham garage interests to Edward Newall, it would appear he has consolidated what remained at his old stomping ground in Brasted.
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Henry James Hubble was an entrepreneur who set up business in Brasted under various guises. At one point working as a photographer, at another a bicycle manufacturer and repairer, then a general dealer and finally as a motor engineer. In 1906 Henry Hubble and his wife set up a garage business in Westerham, in the ...
Reference: WH0038
