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Woolies spotting in Leeds

Graham Soult January 26, 2011 Customer Service, Property, Retail History, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Original Woolworths (now House of Fraser), Briggate, Leeds (21 Jan 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Original Woolworths (now House of Fraser), Briggate, Leeds (21 Jan 2011)

As you would expect, I used the opportunity of being in Leeds last week to check out the city centre’s former Woolies sites.

Leeds’ original Woolworths in … Continue Reading

New book examines the architectural history of Scotland’s shops

Graham Soult July 08, 2010 Book Reviews, Department Stores, Retail History No Comments

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Image from 'Scotland's Shops' book, courtesy of Historic Scotland

Image from 'Scotland's Shops' book, courtesy of Historic Scotland

One of the nice things about running my own architecture subject gateway, Sapling.info, is that I get the opportunity to read about plenty of interesting buildings and places. 

Earlier this week I paid a visit to the attractive and information-packed website of Historic Scotland, ahead of updating Sapling.info’s review … Continue Reading