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Grey Street in Newcastle named Britain’s third most picturesque street

Graham Soult March 08, 2010 Property, Retail History 2 Comments

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Grey Street, Newcastle (16 Feb 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Grey Street, Newcastle (16 Feb 2010)

Though Shambles in York has understandably garnered much of the attention for being named “Britain’s most picturesque street” in the Google Street View Awards, it’s a pleasure to see Newcastle’s Grey Street coming up in third place – if only for no other reason than giving me an excuse to use some nice … Continue Reading

Remember Maurice Gerald at 6 Bigg Market, Newcastle?

Graham Soult February 07, 2010 Retail History No Comments

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1950s scene showing Maurice Gerald in Newcastle's Bigg Market

1950s scene showing Maurice Gerald in Newcastle's Bigg Market

Given my interest in both retail history and local history more generally, it’s always a pleasure when people drop me a line to share their memories – especially when it concerns something that up until then I know very little about.  

I was intrigued therefore to receive an email from Norman Gerald – prompted by my … Continue Reading

A little bit of Newcastle retail history uncovered

Graham Soult August 28, 2009 Independent Stores, Property, Retail History 2 Comments

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Fascia of former George Rye store, Newcastle

Fascia of former George Rye store, Newcastle

Walking through Newcastle’s Bigg Market last Sunday, I was interested to see that part of the William Hill bookmaker’s fascia appeared to have dropped off, exposing some much earlier signage underneath (above).

I was also curious to note how the height of the fascia had evidently been increased from what it was previously, with the top portion of the adjacent doorway concealed as a result.

The uncovered ‘Geor’ … Continue Reading