Bill Foggitt. This building which formerly stood on this site was for nearly a century occupied by William Foggitt and Sons Chemists. The founder's great-grandson William "Bill" Foggitt 1913-2004 enjoyed fame as an amateur weather man and tv personality in the 1980s.
Not sure whether William "Bill" Foggitt can be linked to this location by ancestry...
Boots Chemist, Market Place, Thirsk
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