Franco Gravador make and sell essential tools for the Portuguese bureaucrat! Such a lovely shop and owner. #historicShops #lisbon #stationery #bureaucracy

#Woolworths in #Bedford - Then and Now. With Woolies' old lion logo on the corner. #historicshops #architecturalhistory

Sad to see that J. Bull & Co., the oldest jewellers in Bedford, closed earlier this month.
However, the fantastic 'Bull Clock' looked resplendent in yesterday's sunshine.
#Bedford #jeweller #historicshops #clocks

Testing, testing! Does Mastadon appreciate ghost signs and terrazzo floors? Metropolitan Boot Co. (Tottenham) - once a stablemate of Playfair (Ramsgate), both absorbed by Great Universal Stores (Gussies) in 1956. #historicshops

So, an introduction. I'm an architectural historian, formerly with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, English Heritage and Historic England. The focus of my current research is the history of retailing - I'm writing a book about British chain stores. Still unsure how to find people on this platform! #introductions #historicshops #architecturalhistory #architecture