Eaden Lilley

The store was originally located in Shoemaker's Row, but eventually moved to Market Street, with the store selling haberdashery, linens and drapery, some hardware and an oil shop supplying oils for lighting, heating and treating harness leather.

[2] In 1900, Eaden Lilley was joined next door by fellow Cambridge department store, Joshua Taylor.

[4] The business continued to grow and opened new stores in Saffron Walden and Woollards Lane, Great Shelford.

[7] However, in January 2009, Eaden Lilley was put into administration with the stores in Saffron Walden & Great Shelford closing.

[8] The St Ives shop was kept open and was bought by C J Townrow & Sons, a small department store chain based in Braintree, Essex.