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

I’ve written about the first British self-service grocery store, which opened in 1923 - 100 years ago. Here’s the link: https://buildingourpast.com/

#shopping #self-service #historicshops #TurnpikeLane #DavidGreig

Building Our Past

The History of Everyday Buildings

Building Our Past
#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