Thanks Pete, this is a depressing list!sorry to say it looks like more are going to join the list
List of shops that have collapsed into administration in 2020 ...
it sure is.Thanks Pete, this is a depressing list!
I remember the Midlands educational had an escalator in it
i remember the old store i would go in there and laskys for a moochThe Midland Ed was originally in Corporation Street, roughly opposite where C&A was, if I remember rightly there were only stairs in that shop. The art department was in the basement - I loved going down there, it had a wonderful smell. Other than that, I think there was just the ground and first floor.
Later they moved up the road towards Lewis's in that newer block near where Oasis market is and that shop did have escalators.
Chelsea Girl on a Saturday was always a " must visit " on a Saturday after spending lunchtime in the Tavern in the Town, sad really. I guess it was Birminghams equivalent to Londons Biba but perhaps not on the same level.All these clothes shops that I shopped at one time or another:
Chelsea Girl, High Street
Etams, Bull Street (same premises as Lewis Separates but later?)
Lewis Separates, Bull Street
Van Allen, High Street
Tiffany’s boutique, Temple Row
Bus Stop, New Street
Crowthers, Corporation Street
C&A Corporation Street (gone in this country, still going abroad)
Just goes to show how volatile the rag trade was/is.
Viv
Chelsea Girl's loud music seems to be their trade mark as it was the same at their Bournemouth shop. I wasn't sorry to see them go, infringing upon everyone's peace!
Maurice
I remember wearing nylon shirts and getting a mild shock when you put them on.Brentford Nylons - had shops all over the country. Remember brushed nylon sheets ? Full of static before fabric conditioner. Viv.
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I remember wearing nylon shirts and getting a mild shock when you put them on.
Mmmmmmmm. Firkins Pineapple Creams. There was also Starkeys who did very cakes.A few butchers
Dewhursts
Walter Smith
A few Bakers
Wimbush’s
Geo Baines
Wright’s the Bakers
Firkins
But no Candlestick makers (!) shops. Viv.
Two more butchers(worked for both)A few butchers
Dewhursts
Walter Smith
A few Bakers
Wimbush’s
Geo Baines
Wright’s the Bakers
Firkins
But no Candlestick makers (!) shops. Viv.
I used to get several shocks, getting dressed in the mornings- it certainly stopped me putting my wife's tights on (!)And if you got dressed in the dark Chris you could see the sparks fly. Same with tights.
Viv.