So for those of you who are wondering…this is not a place to buy bricks; the store is made from bricks. And what a store it is. Think of the old general stores of yesteryear. If you look closely, you can even see the rockers on the front porch.
Aren’t these old clocks great. I think the town was established in 1765 and the store was built in 1824.
There was a smokehouse in the alleyway between the store and the next building. The operator had just opened the doors when I walked by. Unfortunately, he didn’t have much hanging in their at the time.
Isn’t this beautiful and check out the price. I could fill up my car for $2.00 instead of $20.
What would a general store be without candy and fudge. They also had some homemade donuts that were pretty awesome. Put Bath on your list of day trips if you spend time in the Granite State.
I just put Bath on my list of day trips! Thanks for the suggestion, Chris.
Bath has a small downtown. The Brick Store is a very cool place. It’s fun to explore the bridge which is right next to it. There are also two other covered bridges in town. It would be a nice drive over the western section of Rt 112 through the national forest.
Were you the person who told me about Beaver Brook Falls? I finally saw it yesterday though with the drought, it was down to a trickle. Perhaps, I’ll return next spring.
Nice store! I hope they came out okay from the current pandemic.
I hope so too. It’s a gem.
Lovely glimpse into yesteryear! The Mobilgas logo was also cool
And love how you were able to grab some smoke all fresh in the alley like that. Had an active energy to it-
And regarding the bricks – when we first moved to Virginia – my husband’s friend came to visit from San Jose CA and he said he wanted to see All the brick houses on the east coast…. your brick store in NH reminded me of him-
He would love it
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Thank you. Yes, my timing was perfect. All the brick houses? There are a lot of them.
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Rockers on the front porch? Oh, so it’s a Cracker Barrel. >grin<
I love the image of the clock.
Ha ha ha, Yes. I like the mist in the background of the clock image. I’m not sure if that was from a fog that was rolling around or the hydroplant nearby.
Amazing pictures Chris! This is a place I need to visit.
And that smoke from the smoke house… priceless.
Have a wonderful week!
Thank you so much, Nancy. You have a great week also.
What a great memory that Mobilgas pump is….the days when the attendant would pump your gas, check your oil, and clean your windshield. Now I have to walk into the Tom Thumb store to ask for a receipt because ‘receipt failed’ for the hundredth time! Great photos, Chris.
Those were the days. The full serve station in town will sometimes wash my windshield.
What a charming place! I really enjoyed this visit and I’m happy you included a picture of the candy store. Fun! Happy Sunday Chris!
Well, you have to include the candy, right? I’m glad you enjoyed this. Happy Sunday.
These images from the past are always nice to see, I am only worried about the economic viability of clinging to old practices and very grateful to those who have the courage to do so.
I think that the old practices of this store are so old as to be a novelty. Very few places sell penny candy or have smokehouses anymore.
A delightful collection of pictures. The smoky one was fun.
Thank you so much. It smelled wonderful
Now I wanna come to US even more, seeing your blog..😄
Awwww, that’s so sweet. Thank you, Arati.
Such a lovely and quaint old town! I love the jars of candy as it means we need not overbuy and just have enough for the yearning of sugar! Thanks for a lovely share.
Thank you, Garfield. I would likely still overbuy. lol
Great pictures! It’s hard to believe places like this still exist. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Ashley. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think this place exists because it is so unique. Take care.
I love the image of the old clock and would love hand full of candies.
Thank you. I love those old penny candies.
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Darn! Was hoping they did sell bricks 😉
Me too, that’s why I went in. But donuts are better than bricks.
As long as they are cake donuts ♥
They were cake donuts.
YESSSSS!!!