Shop Collection

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, c1953

High Street, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, on the corner with the Market Place. Date: circa 1910s

North Shields shops a49_07233
97-100 Howard Street, North Shields, North Tyneside, 1949. Exterior view from the north-west of 97-100 Howard Street

Market Square, in night, in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England UK

Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)

Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b / w photo)
6005925 Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of joiners shop no 4)

The Biba Boutique in West London. Kensington High Street area Young ladies, possibly staff, models, and friends help move the clothes down the street

Shakespeare and Company bookstore, Paris, France, Europe

El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, scallop shells and walking sticks, Galicia, Spain, Europe

O Connell Street, Limerick City, Republic of Ireland
O Connell Street, Limerick City, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Catford Cat DD004478
The Catford Cat a giant fibreglass sculpture at the entrance to the Catford Centre, located between 154 and 158 Rushey Green, Catford, London. Photographed by Paul Barkshire, 12th June 1994

Stamford / Lincs 1950S
A huge sign spanning the street advertises the George Hotel, in the historic town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1950s

Drinking / Intemperance
Political print of Gin Lane supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. The pawnbrokers, gin cellar and distillery are now flourishing

Lady Outside Gucci Shop
A smartly-dressed lady in turban, pearls and gloves, leaves the Gucci shop in Bond Street to step into her waiting Rolls Royce parked outside

Castle Junction and Royal Avenue, Belfast - an elevated view of a very busy street scene with shop fronts, people, trams and horse vehicles. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Pork Pie Shop 1960S
Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, renowned for its Melton Mowbray pork pies, named after the town of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone - a street scene with shop fronts, people and horse vehicles. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Tyrone: Newtownstewart). Date: circa early 1900s

High Street and Burford Church with daffodils, Burford, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Central America, Panama, Cristobal. Kuna Indian traditional molas

Frederick Gorringes, London Department Store
The premises of Frederick Gorringes Ltd. - Buckingham Palace Road, London. A fine Department Store, opened in the early 1900s and closed sometime after 1960

Poster encouraging people to eat more fish
Poster encouraging people to Eat More Fish. More than half the catch is sold as fried fish. A range of people, including two children, in a fish and chip shop

Woolworths Southend FWW01_01_0033_002
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, 29-35 High Street, Southend-on-Sea. A view south along the High Street in Southend-on-Sea in October 1938, with shoppers and cyclists outside the store

Animated view of Via degli Strozzi in Florence Florence Via degli Strozzi. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Are You Being Served TV Programme. Cast on set August 1977
Are You Being Served TV Programme

Sugg Sports and Radio, High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1960. The High Street branch of Sugg Sports in Scunthorpe, showing some electrical goods and adverts to either rent or buy

Old London Bridge, about 1630, (c1900-1920). A print after a model constructed by John B Thorpe, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London, c1900-1920)

High Street, Barnes, West London
A simply stunning real photographic postcard showing the High Street, Barnes, West London, featuring a very smart carriage (left) with two finely-dressed coachmen and a horse bus behind

Medieval Coventry OP14727
Butcher Row, Coventry. Photographed circa 1880 by Francis Bedford. Furniture is displayed on the pavement in front of the premises of Palmer & Co, Brokers and Furniture Dealers

Colliergate and York Minster at Christmas, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wichita, Kansas, 1870s
Main street in Wichita, Kansas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval goldsmith at work
Workshop of Etienne Delaulne, a goldsmith in Paris, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Stamford / Lincs 1950S
A huge sign spanning the street advertises the George Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire. There is hardly any traffic, despite signs for both the a and the RAC

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Signs in Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Vucciria Market, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Barbers shop, Warrenton, Virginia, United States of America, North America

Old bull fighting posters for sale at the Bull Ring, Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza, El Arenal district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Winchester, Hampshire, UK

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Get your Hair Cut
GET YOUR HAIR CUT A barber in his shop doorway and a group of people, including two jeering, pointing boys, ridicule a young mans long hair !

Blackheath Village
A view of Blackheath village from the south, looking towards the Station and Tranquil Vale

UK, England, Norfolk, North Norfolk, Holt

Picture shows Ready Steady Go! presenter Cathy McGowan at the door of Biba Boutique in Kensington Church Street, West London. She is 2nd from the right, with her friend singer Cilla Black, far right

Selfridges, Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham, England

Tiffany and Co, jewelry store, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA

Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1911

Bridge House, Ambleside a98_05105
BRIDGE HOUSE, Ambleside, Cumbria. The small bridge at Ambleside in Cumbria was built to link a house and gardens with orchards on the other side of the stream

Shambles CC76_00555
Shambles, York, 1910. A view looking south along Shambles from in front of the butchers shop at number 44, with a number of young children standing along the street

Union Square, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1910

The Cartier shop on Old Bond Street illuminated at night, London

High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, with Rathbone (watchmaker), Mayes (dyer and cleaner), and road sweepers collecting horse manure. Date: circa 1906

The Theatre-Zoo shop window DD003928
The Theatre-Zoo, 28, New Row, Covent Garden, London. Exterior of shop window. Photographed by Paul Barkshire, 4th April 1980

Chemist Shop at Night, 1938, (1946). Artist: Eric Ravilious
Chemist Shop at Night, 1938, (1946). Coloured Lithograph originally for, High Street by Eric Ravilious published 1938. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]

Couple kissing outside Carnaby Street boutique
A couple kissing in front of iconic Carnaby Street boutique, I was Lord Kitcheners Valet

Soho, London - Archer Street W1. 1973

Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London, with the Shirland Hotel (pub, now the Truscott Arms) on the left. Date: circa 1910

Marylebone High Street, London. Date: circa 1908

Advertisement for Meccano, Barley & Son, Bath
Advertisement for Meccano and Hornby Trains, sold at Barley & Son, Centre of Corridor, Bath. Date: 1926

Cowboy riding elk, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
Cowboy riding an elk in the high street, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. Date: circa 1910

A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson (1844-1891)

Herbert Fudge Newsagent 1922
The marvelously named Herbert Fudge Newsagent, Stationer and Tobacconist of 313 Lee High Road, London, with, we can assume, Mr. Fudge standing at the door

Selfridges Department Store 1909 BL20507
SELFRIDGES DEPARTMENT STORE, Oxford Street, London. Selfridges Department Store in Oxford Street is photographed here soon after it opened in 1909. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in May 1909

Trolls outside store in Flam Village, Sognefjorden, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Street of Kenmare, Kenmare, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Bethnal Green Market, East London
Shoppers in Bethnal Green Market, East London. Date: circa 1930s

Malcolm McLarens shop sex on The Kings Road. 5th December 1976

England, Hampshire, The New Forest, Lymington, Colourful Shop Fronts on Quay Hill

Seapoint Ballroom and Restaurant, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Seapoint Ballroom and Restaurant, Salthill, Galway, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

High Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1906

Topsfield Parade, Crouch End, London - Queens Opera House and Club can be seen on the right (in 2017 a Virgin Arctive Health Club...). Date: circa 1905

The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. Bateman
A shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929

Soho, London - 44 Berwick Street W1 - Musicland, on the corner of Noel Street (closed 1975). 1973

Soho, London - 57 Greek Street
Soho, London - shop window of 57 Greek Street, viewed from across the road on a wet day. 1973

Sandy Row, Belfast - a street scene with shop fronts and a lot of people on a curving road. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Ballyhackamore, Belfast - a street scene with a tram, shop fronts, people and horse vehicle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Holywood - a street scene view up to the Maypole and Church street with shop fronts and horse vehicle and a lot of people around the Maypole. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Holywood)

The Square, Cushendall - a street scene with shop fronts and few people and horse vehicles. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Cushendall). Date: circa early 1900s

Main Street and Esplanade, Portstewart - a street scene with shop fronts and people and horse vehicles. This is a perspective view of the esplanade

The Square, Dromore - an elevated view of the square with clock tower and shop fronts, people and horse vehicles. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Dromore). Date: circa early 1900s

Sandy Row, Belfast - a busy street scene with shop fronts and a lot of people. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Kircubbin, Co. Down - a street scene with shop fronts and horse vehicles and people. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Kircubbin). Date: circa early 1900s

Chinatown Shop, 1960S
Loon Fung Chinese general provision store, probably in Chinatown, central London. Date: 1960s

Shops at Caledonian Road, North London. Date: circa 1905

Stratford Broadway, Stratford, East London, with Samuel Gurney obelisk. Date: circa 1910

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Exploring the Royal Shopping Experience: From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Selfridges" Step into a time capsule and transport yourself back to c1953, where you can witness the regal splendor of shopping during the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Immerse yourself in history as you stroll through Stamford / Lincs in the 1950s, capturing glimpses of a bygone era. But let's not forget that shopping is not just about royalty; it encompasses various aspects of society. Take a detour to Hogarth's Gin Lane, an iconic depiction of drinking and intemperance that reminds us of the darker side often associated with consumerism. For book lovers, Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris beckons with its literary charm. Lose yourself amidst shelves filled with timeless classics and feel inspired by the words that have shaped generations. Embark on an extraordinary journey along El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Along this ancient path, pilgrims find solace while encountering quaint shops offering mementos symbolizing their spiritual quest. Venture across continents to O'Connell Street in Limerick City, Republic of Ireland. Here lies a bustling hub where locals gather for vibrant street markets like Vucciria Market in Palermo, Sicily. The aroma of fresh produce fills the air as vendors proudly display their wares - a true feast for all senses. Travel further south to Central America's Panama and discover Kuna Indian traditional molas at Cristobal. These intricate textiles tell stories passed down through generations and offer unique treasures for those seeking cultural immersion through shopping. Back on British soil, experience retail therapy at its finest within Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre or marvel at Castle Junction and Royal Avenue in Belfast - two destinations showcasing modernity alongside historical charm.