THE ORIGINAL AMY STORE
1 Norton Terrace
By Lorna Pratt
This is the original Amy store on the main floor of their house at 1 Norton Terrace. John Amy and Mary Dyer were both from Jersey, were married there in 1878 and moved to Newhaven shortly after for John to work on the breakwater. By 1891 John is listed as a grocer, this being the little shop he opened.
In the photo are Mary Dyer Amy, 2 of her children, Jack (left) and Elizabeth (right) and and an unknown toddler. Photo taken approx 1900. John Amy was obviously successful as, when land across the street came up for sale, he purchased several lots for a couple of houses and the new M. Amy store, run by his wife Mary (original photo from Graham Amy). Behind the M. Amy store at the bottom of the garden was a small haberdashery shop also owned by the Amy family, unfortunately I do not have a photo of it.