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Woolworths, Kingston-upon-Thames BL25186

F W Woolworth And Company Limited, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London. The front of the Kingston-upon-Thames branch of F W Woolworth & Co Ltd (Woolworths) 3d and 6d stores. Photographed 2nd Nov 1920. From the information provided in the Bedford Lemere daybook, the exact location of this Woolworths branch is unclear. It is not thought to be in the Market Place where they were located from 1931 until closure. The architects are recorded as North, Robin and P J Wilsdon

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Tich window display SAM01_04_0048

Two girls looking at a window display of Chad Valley Tich dolls, in the window of J J Samuels stationery shop on Strand, London. Date range: 21st November 1931 - 24th November 1933. Tich was a comic strip character in the Daily Mirror. The comic was written by Frank Dowling and illustrated by Dart, and first appeared on 21 November 1931. The final Tich comic was published on 25 November 1933. The toys were produced by Chad Valley. In the early 20th century, J J Samuels had a shop at 371 Strand. By 1936, this had moved to 157 Strand

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Clog, boot and shoe shop DES01_01_0766

Haworth, Cross Roads And Stanbury, Bradford. Clogs displayed in the window of Harry Greenwood's Boot & Shoe Repairs shop, established in 1925. The premises shown were possibly located on Lees Lane, near the junction of Hebden Road and Haworth Road. If so, the shop was demolished to allow for road widening. Photographed by Eileen Deste, 1966-74

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