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House of Fraser (Binns), Darlington (1 Mar 2011)
It’s not one of my most well-read posts, but some of you may remember my blog from last March about the disappointing state of the toilet facilities in Darlington’s landmark House of Fraser (Binns) store.
While at first glance it might … Continue Reading
Graham Soult
August 13, 2011
Department Stores, Property, Retail History, Woolworths
Tags: Bainbridge, Benross Group, Binns, Bury, Captain Cook Square, Derby, Eastbourne, Glasgow, Grainger Street, House of Fraser, Lewis's, Lewis's Home Retail, Lichfield, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Nuneaton, Sheffield, Sunderland, TJ Hughes, Widnes, Woolworths
Newcastle's TJ Hughes (8 Aug 2011)
There was good news for Newcastle city centre earlier this week, with the announcement that the TJ Hughes store in Grainger Street had been sold, preventing the loss of 76 jobs. However, the … Continue Reading
Graham Soult
December 06, 2010
Personal, Property, Regeneration, Shopping Centres
Tags: B&M Bargains, BBC, Binns, Castlegate, Chris Jackson, Debenhams, Hartlepool, Hexham, Inside Out, Marks & Spencer, Middleton Grange, Robbs, Stockton-on-Tees, Uptons, Wellington Square, Westgate Department Stores, Woolworths
Graham filming with the BBC's Chris Jackson in Stockton High Street
Those of you in the North East and Cumbria (or anywhere else with access to Freesat), may be interested in watching BBC1 at 7.30 pm tonight (Monday 6 December)! [UPDATE: The programme is now available to watch on iPlayer.]
The … Continue Reading
Graham Soult
March 08, 2010
Property, Retail History
Tags: Bainbridge, Binns, Coxon's, Dillons, Grey Street, H&M, HMV Group, Littlewoods, Mawson Swan and Morgan, Newcastle, Shambles, Waterstone's, York
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
