Shops And Shopping Collection

The junction of Lower Carlisle Street and Sanquhar Street, Splott. The local residents are protesting against the proposed closure of the roads at this junction. 2nd May 1970

Rackhams, Birmingham. 20th January 1959

Chequers Inn, Dagenham, Essex, 1960

Northbrook Street in Newbury, Berkshire. Newbury is to become a city. 19th March 1964

The Mother & Child Statue in Basildon Town Centre, Essex. 2nd April 1969

Christina Spooner and singer Tom Jones with Cheetah Kinna walk down Carnaby Street to open new shop " Tom Cat". 3rd April 1966

Stevenage New Town, Hertfordshire, where shoppers walk in the shelter of canopies. No cars are allowed in the area. The centre is still under construction

Broad Lane in Kirkby, Liverpool. 18th March 1965

Hotwell Road, Bristol, around the turn of the century 1900

Butlers Chemist shop in Old Market, Bristol, circa 1930s

NSS Newsagents, Earls Court, London, 11th September 1971

Model, Nicky Smith, with Mod Dog Dusonofenhark the Labrador, taking a walk down Carnaby Street, London, 28th February 1967

St Peters Church, Broadstairs, Kent, England. 1910

New betting shop owner Shirley Anne Baines in her shop at New Kings Road, Fulham. 5th May 1972

Church Street in Guisborough. Circa 1951

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, accompanied by Miss Great Britain Carolyn Moore, open new Burtons Superstore in Leeds, Thursday 3rd February 1972

Singer Tom Jones drinking a pint of beer at Cesars Palace Nightclub. 11th October 1967

A crowd of about 100, including a fair sprinkling of undergraduates, saw Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret arrive at Stanley Woolstons antique shop in St Andrews Street

Woburn Village, Bedfordshire. 24th July 1968

Among up to the minute shopping facilities, Guisborough preserves its historic link. 10th September 1962

Christmas Decorations at Blacklers department store on the corner of Elliot Street and Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool, England. December 1959

Burnt out shops in Spiceal Street, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city 10th April 1941

Interior of the Co-Op shop on Oxford Street, London, 6th January 1962

The Square, Dolgellau. Circa 1930s

Queen Elizabeth II opens the Elmsleigh Shopping Centre, Staines. 22nd February 1980

Wet Wet Wet at Tower Records, Glasgow. 25th October 1993

Barnbys toy shop, Coventry. 11th February 1980

A quaint study on the Castle Garth stairs, Newcastle, clog-making is an old local industry that still carries on - though with difficulty. 20th March 1931

Shops on the seafront in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. 3rd August 1954

Cabbage Patch Dolls at Hamleys, top London toy store. Hundreds of people clamoured for the dolls when the store opened at 9.00 this morning, Saturday. 3rd December 1983

Batemans, The Welsh Grocers, new supermarket at Caerau Lane, Ely, Cardiff, Wales, 22nd July 1965

Frank Dee Supermarket, Teesside. 1976

Hill Street Outdoor Market, Middlesbrough, 24th May 1982

The Derby Co-Op store, East Stret, Derby seen here preparing for Christmas in the 1970s

The bottom end of Market Street, Torquay in the early 1960s showing the Manor Inn and C & F Watt shops

Carwardines Coffee Shop, Corn Street, Shannon Court, Bristol 1965

Shops at Butts Centre in Reading, Berkshire. 28th January 1978

F. Snellgrove & son Jewellers, Uxbridge, London. 1932

Hedley, Young & Co, Blyths oldest and biggest family store, has been taken over by Allen and Company of South Shields. The firm, which first opened 98 years ago was bought out late last week for 40s

Shop assistants pose outside the New Woolworth store, East Kilbride, 30th January 1970

Diane Cross, Jeweller (left), she runs a Jewellery Workshop in Harborne High Street, Birmingham, pictured with colleague, 14th February 1980

Bobby & Co department Store, The Parade, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. 2nd June 1967

Debenhams Department Store, The Parade, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. 11th August 1982

View of the new pedestrianisation of Redcar High Street that is causing so much concern to the residents. 22nd December 1992

New Toys R Us Shop to open at Teesside Shopping Park, Sandown Way, Stockton on Tees. Pictured, MD of Toys R Us, holds up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles merchandise, 20th September 1990

Barnstaple High Street, Barnstaple, North Devon. 9th January 1966

Woolworths and the High Street shops in Uxbridge from church tower. Uxbridge, Greater London, Circa 1930

Jack Hatfield, owner of Sports Shop, Jack Hatfield Sports, Middlesbrough, with sons Tom and Peter, 15th October 1987

Two traders at the Greymare Lane Market, Openshaw, Manchester, Mike Pilling and Brenda Birchfield. Traders at the market are being driven out of business by the new road being built. 8th June 1994

Woolworth signage MBC01_04_266
F W Woolworth and Company Limited, Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The first floor windows and the granite facade of F W Woolworth & Co Ltd at 8-9 Bridge Street

Marks and Spencer in Huddersfield MBC01_03_024
Marks and Spencer, 23 New Street, Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The front elevations of the similarly designed Burton and Marks and Spencer stores at 17-23 New Street

Selecting men like hats (litho)
8641408 Selecting men like hats (litho) by Leete, Alfred (1882-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selecting men like hats)

The Last Price, 1895 (oil on canvas)
XOS5865286 The Last Price, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Arter, John Charles (1860-1923); 79x56 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By John Charles Arter)

Mr Wiseman, The Shopkeeper (colour litho)
8628199 Mr Wiseman, The Shopkeeper (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Wiseman, The Shopkeeper. He sells Andrews to you)

Messrs Druce and Co (engraving)
8645276 Messrs Druce and Co (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Druce and Co, Cabinet, Furniture, Upholstery, and Carpet Warehouse; 68, 69)

Mr Charles Nosotti (engraving)
8645267 Mr Charles Nosotti (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Charles Nosotti, Looking Glass Manufacturer; Carver, Gilder, and Interior Decorator)

Messrs H R Mopsey and Co, Ironmongers, 26 and 28, High Street, Wandsworth (engraving)
8651278 Messrs H R Mopsey and Co, Ironmongers, 26 and 28, High Street, Wandsworth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs H R Mopsey and Co, Ironmongers)

The Butcher (colour litho)
8650406 The Butcher (colour litho) by Pletsch, Oskar (1830-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Butcher. Illustration for Buttercups)

Messrs Hyam and Co, Limited, Gentlemen's, Ladies, and Boys Tailors, Habit and Livery Makers
8651719 Messrs Hyam and Co, Limited, Gentlemen's, Ladies, and Boys Tailors, Habit and Livery Makers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Hatters, and General Outfitters, 134 to 140, Oxford Street

Packet flower seeds well displayed (b/w photo)
8651705 Packet flower seeds well displayed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Packet flower seeds well displayed)

Messrs Hampton and Sons, General House Furnishers, Estate Agents, etc, Pall Mall East, and 1, Cockspur Street
8648272 Messrs Hampton and Sons, General House Furnishers, Estate Agents, etc, Pall Mall East, and 1, Cockspur Street, SW (engraving) by English School

Jay's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, W (engraving)
8648255 Jay's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jay's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, W)

Messrs Hyam and Co (engraving)
8648248 Messrs Hyam and Co (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Hyam and Co)

Long's Hotel, Mr A Hartmann, Manager, New Bond Street, and Clifford Street, W (engraving)
8648247 Long's Hotel, Mr A Hartmann, Manager, New Bond Street, and Clifford Street, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Long's Hotel)

The Junior Army and Navy Stores, Limited, York House, Regent Street, Waterloo Place, SW (engraving)
8648243 The Junior Army and Navy Stores, Limited, York House, Regent Street, Waterloo Place, SW (engraving) by English School

Messrs Lambert, Goldsmiths, Jewellers, and Silversmiths, 10, 11, and 12, Coventry Street, W (engraving)
8648240 Messrs Lambert, Goldsmiths, Jewellers, and Silversmiths, 10, 11, and 12, Coventry Street, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Lambert)

Mr Henry Conolly, Manufacturing Sanitary Engineer, 42, Hampstead Road, NW, Factory, Tolmers Square (engraving)
8648225 Mr Henry Conolly, Manufacturing Sanitary Engineer, 42, Hampstead Road, NW, Factory, Tolmers Square (engraving) by English School

Messrs W and G Buszard, Bridecake Manufacturers and Confectioners, 197, Oxford Street, W (engraving)
8648224 Messrs W and G Buszard, Bridecake Manufacturers and Confectioners, 197, Oxford Street, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs W and G Buszard)

Messrs A Garstin and Co, Wholesale Manufacturers of General Fancy Leather Goods, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11
8648223 Messrs A Garstin and Co, Wholesale Manufacturers of General Fancy Leather Goods, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11, Queen Square, Aldersgate Street, EC (engraving) by English School

Whyte, Ridsdale and Co, Manufacturers Agents, Warehousemen and Importers of Fancy Goods
8648221 Whyte, Ridsdale and Co, Manufacturers Agents, Warehousemen and Importers of Fancy Goods, for Wholesale and Export Trade only, 74 and 75, Houndsditch, Bishopsgate

A J Hawes, High-Class Tailor, 86, Leadenhall Street, EC (engraving)
8648190 A J Hawes, High-Class Tailor, 86, Leadenhall Street, EC (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A J Hawes, High-Class Tailor, 86, Leadenhall Street, EC)

Royal Rubber Company, 166, 167, and 168, Sloane Street, Belgravia, SW (engraving)
8648214 Royal Rubber Company, 166, 167, and 168, Sloane Street, Belgravia, SW (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Rubber Company, 166, 167, and 168)

Canned fruits in an artistic setting (colour photo)
8647450 Canned fruits in an artistic setting (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canned fruits in an artistic setting)

Mr John Knowles, Printer and Stationer, 5 and 6, Market Place, and Hooper's Mews, Acton, W (engraving)
8648191 Mr John Knowles, Printer and Stationer, 5 and 6, Market Place, and Hooper's Mews, Acton, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Knowles)

Messrs Alfred I Nathan and Co, Sole Manufacturers of the "Anchor" Briar-Root Pipes, 13, King William Street
8648218 Messrs Alfred I Nathan and Co, Sole Manufacturers of the "Anchor" Briar-Root Pipes, 13, King William Street, EC (engraving) by English School

Mr C H Fox, Theatrical Costumier and Wig-Maker, 25, Russell Street, Covent Garden, and 26, Wellington Street, Strand
8648185 Mr C H Fox, Theatrical Costumier and Wig-Maker, 25, Russell Street, Covent Garden, and 26, Wellington Street, Strand, WC (engraving) by English School

"Simpson's, " Limited, Restaurant and Divan, 103, Strand, WC (engraving)
8648211 "Simpson's, " Limited, Restaurant and Divan, 103, Strand, WC (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Simpson's, " Limited)

Messrs Johns Fitter and Son, English, Colonial, and Foreign Meat Salesmen, 8, 9, and 15, Grand Avenue
8648208 Messrs Johns Fitter and Son, English, Colonial, and Foreign Meat Salesmen, 8, 9, and 15, Grand Avenue, Leadenhall Market, EC (engraving) by English School

Mr Charles Shapland, formerly Cloud and Shapland, Dealer in Ancient Plate, and Antiques of Interest to Americans, 207
8648203 Mr Charles Shapland, formerly Cloud and Shapland, Dealer in Ancient Plate, and Antiques of Interest to Americans, 207, High Holborn, beside the Restaurant, WC (engraving) by English School

In the days of George I, this little shop was opened in Haymarket for the sale of snuff (b/w photo)
8647522 In the days of George I, this little shop was opened in Haymarket for the sale of snuff (b/w photo) by English Photographer

An example of early nineteenth-century shop-front design, incorporating classic details in the manner of Sir John Soane
8647519 An example of early nineteenth-century shop-front design, incorporating classic details in the manner of Sir John Soane (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Another type of shop-front design which affords facilities for sectionalised displays (b/w photo)
8647518 Another type of shop-front design which affords facilities for sectionalised displays (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A general grocery window very suitable for the pre-Christmas season (b/w photo)
8647513 A general grocery window very suitable for the pre-Christmas season (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tea, evaporated fruits, jam, etc (b/w photo)
8647512 Tea, evaporated fruits, jam, etc (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea, evaporated fruits, jam, etc)

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"Journey through Time: A Glimpse into the World of Shops and Shopping" Step back in time to Chequers Inn, Dagenham, Essex, 1960 - a charming village scene where locals gather for their daily essentials. Christina Spooner and singer Tom Jones with Cheetah Kinna walk down Carnaby Street – an iconic hub of fashion and trendsetting in swinging sixties London. St Peters Church, Broadstairs, Kent, England. 1910 - witness the hustle and bustle as shoppers flock to local markets surrounding this picturesque church. Transport yourself to Broad Lane in Kirkby, Liverpool on March 18th, 1965 - a vibrant street filled with shops offering everything from fresh produce to fashionable attire. Wet Wet Wet at Tower Records, Glasgow on October 25th, 1993 - music enthusiasts eagerly browse shelves stacked with albums while catching glimpses of their favorite band. Join comedy legends Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise as they are accompanied by Miss Great Britain Carolyn Moore on a shopping spree that promises laughter-filled adventures. Rackhams department store in Birmingham welcomes eager customers seeking the latest trends on January 20th, 1959 – a haven for those yearning for luxury goods. Explore the interior of the Co-Op shop on Oxford Street in London on January 6th, 1962 – witness busy shoppers browsing aisles brimming with household necessities. Travel back to Hotwell Road in Bristol around the turn of the century (1900) – soak up the atmosphere as shoppers navigate bustling streets lined with quaint stores selling various wares. Witness resilience amidst adversity as burnt-out shops stand tall after a heavy air raid on Spiceal Street in Birmingham – a testament to strength during challenging times. The Square at Dolgellau takes us back to the 1930s.