Shops Collection (page 7)

Shop Signs / Umbrella
This umbrella sign advertises an umbrella makers in Reading, Berkshire

Chemist Shop C19Th
A reconstruction of an old chemist shop in the Black Country Museum

Selling Fish by Docks
The fish-market alongside the quays where the fishing-boats dock - housewives and cooks come to buy fish fresh from the sea

Bakers Shop / Loaves
A scene in a bakery, with the preparation and baking of standard size loaves of white bread

Eton / Shopping Street
Eton, near Windsor, Berkshire - a street of shops

Carraways Grocery store, London - especially popular at Christmas time

Selling Persian Carpets
Selling Persian carpets in Le Printemps, French department store

Butcher & Customer 1867
B - for the butcher who had a great dog

Shopping for Fabric 1809
A throng of mostly feminine customers scrutinize the stock at Messrs. Harding, Howell & Co. at 89 Pall Mall. Fabrics cascade from displays in the drapery department

Marshall & Shelgrove, Oxford Street, London

Debenham & Freebody 1905
Debenham & Freebody department store, Wigmore Street, London

Lyons Girl with Tea Pot
A pot of tea is brought to a customer by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Lyons Waitress W / Tray
A waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Mays Stores / Shepherd Mkt
Shepherd Market, Mayfair, previously the site of the May Fair from which the district takes its name. It was laid out in c.1735 by architect Edward Shepherd

Poulterer - Fishmonger
A fine pre-Christmas display by a poulterer / fishmonger of Basingstoke, Hampshire : mostly of poultry, but also a royal sturgeon and advertising for T Walls Sausages

January Sales 1980S
People queueing outside Hamleys toy shop and the sportswear shop next door, during the January sales, central London

Jewelers Shop Raided
Two thieves break into a jewelers shop by making a hole in the ceiling, catching the debris in an umbrella, and using a ladder to get in and out

Tariff Reform Needed
How can the poor British agriculturist compete with foreign produce - German and American shops - the Chicago Meat Trust ? The answer is TARIFF REFORM, of course !

Old Lady Shoppers
Three old ladies walking home through the winter fog with their shopping

Shops / Baker / Mr Bun
Mr Bun the Baker, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Shops / Butcher / Mrs Bones
Mrs Bones the Butchers Wife, from " Happy Families" devised by Mr Jacques in Britain in 1861

Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossing
A futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing

Comic postcard, accident with bacon slicer Date: 20th century

Jamaica Road, North Bermondsey, London. Date: circa 1930s

John Irwin grocers, Pensby Road, Heswall, Merseyside
John Irwin Sons & Co Ltd, cash grocers, Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, with delivery van and staff posing in a group outside. Date: circa 1920

USA - New York City - Hester Street
Hester Street - It has historically been a center for Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant culture. More recently, it has been absorbed by Chinatown, although some kosher and Jewish-owned stores can be found

Birminghams Bull Ring Centre - 1960s
circa 1910s

Vending machine 1960s or 1970s
A hot drinks machine provides tea, coffee and soup Date: 1970s

Sign of the Mischief
The Mischief Inn used to be situated on the south side of Oxford Street, London. Its sign depicted a man and his drunk shrewish wife, two apes, a pig and suspicious looking gin shops and pawnbrokers

Donkey Rides on the beach at Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk
Donkey Rides on the beach at Gorleston-on-Sea, known colloquially as Gorleston, a town in Norfolk, England (to the south of Great Yarmouth). circa 1920s

Sadar Bazar, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India - May, 1922. Date: 1922

RAF Fayid, Egypt - The Shopping Centre
The Shopping Centre at RAF Fayid (LG-211), a former military airfield in Egypt, approximately 14 miles south of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah) and 72 miles northeast of Cairo. Date: circa 1920s

Old Six Chimneys, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, a country residence built around 1520 with six gables and chimneys. The Crown and Anchor Hotel is on the left. Date: circa early 1900s

ENGLAND / BASINGSTOKE
Winchester Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, with its busy parade of individual shops. Date: early 1950s

Old Shops on Cripplegate, London, including H B Bentley, Tie and Scarf Manufacturers - McBlain Newton Co - Bakers for the Aerated Bread Company and (in the distance) the Somerset Pub

Robert Raikes House - an historic 16th century timber-framed town house at 36-38 Southgate Street, Gloucester. Date: circa 1907

Comic postcard, Couple at an underwear counter - real silk undies Date: 20th century

The Bridge and Overy Liberty, Dartford, Kent, England. In Medieval Dartford, Overy Liberty was separated from the rest of the town by the River Darent. Date: 1906

Junction - Angel Street and High Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Date: 1964

Little girl off to the shops with her pet lamb, Epping, 1932

Victor Value supermarket, London
A Victor Value supermarket in London with shoppers. Date: circa 1950s

Tesco Stores Ltd, The Modern Grocers
Tesco in its infancy: Tesco Stores Ltd, The Modern Grocers. Date: circa 1950s

Shoppers at Hamleys toy shop, Regent Street, London
Shoppers examine the toys in the window of Hamleys toy shop in Regent Street, London. Date: circa 1930s

Hardware shop in Islington, London with very extensive stock. Proprietor stands at door. Date: circa 1950s

Antwerp, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Ganterie (Glove Shop)
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Maison van Steenkiste Ganterie (Glove Shop) - the royal crest signifies they had some VERY high-end clients! Date: circa 1909

Market Street, Manchester
Busy scene in Market Street, Manchester. 1903

Quackenbush Store, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Quackenbush Store, Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1908

Wallpapers and Decorations, John Gilkes, Brighton
Advertising poster, Wallpapers and Decorations, John Gilkes & Sons, North Street, Brighton. circa 1920

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