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The bits-and-bobs old stuff account from the other place finally made it here. From @htw.bsky.social
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A timed auction closing at the end of this month offers a rare glimpse into British high street heritage, featuring a classic WHSmith delivery bicycle, historic signage and beautifully detailed scale models of a typical WHSmith store...
WHSmith Archive Trust auction offers insight into retailing past
A deep dive into British retail history...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A timed auction closing at the end of this month offers a rare glimpse into British high street heritage, featuring a classic WHSmith delivery bicycle, historic signage and beautifully detailed scale models of a typical WHSmith store...
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Habitat poster illustrated by Juliet Glynn-Smith advertising the Westmoreland shop, Bromley Kent, UK (1967)
June 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Habitat poster illustrated by Juliet Glynn-Smith advertising the Westmoreland shop, Bromley Kent, UK (1967)
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I've started a new site www.ephemeral80s.co.uk all about forgotten bits and pieces of British life from the 1980s, expect the mundane and the ephemeral.
May 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I've started a new site www.ephemeral80s.co.uk all about forgotten bits and pieces of British life from the 1980s, expect the mundane and the ephemeral.
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Mills Court, London EC2
Former brick warehouse with loading doors
#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
Former brick warehouse with loading doors
#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
May 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Mills Court, London EC2
Former brick warehouse with loading doors
#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
Former brick warehouse with loading doors
#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
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Mr Manzoni's dream... The Inner Ring Road, Bull Ring Shopping Centre and Rotunda, 1967.
tinyurl.com/58nyrerr #Birmingham #Brum #LocalHistory #Modernism #PostWar
tinyurl.com/58nyrerr #Birmingham #Brum #LocalHistory #Modernism #PostWar
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mr Manzoni's dream... The Inner Ring Road, Bull Ring Shopping Centre and Rotunda, 1967.
tinyurl.com/58nyrerr #Birmingham #Brum #LocalHistory #Modernism #PostWar
tinyurl.com/58nyrerr #Birmingham #Brum #LocalHistory #Modernism #PostWar
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There's a whole video of the Bedford branch in 1990, thanks to a store manager who was a big Led Zeppelin fan
youtu.be/2ck9Uo9NrTg
youtu.be/2ck9Uo9NrTg
A Stairway to Our Price - Chronicling The Release of Led Zeppelin 'Remasters'
YouTube video by KnebworthTBL30
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May 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There's a whole video of the Bedford branch in 1990, thanks to a store manager who was a big Led Zeppelin fan
youtu.be/2ck9Uo9NrTg
youtu.be/2ck9Uo9NrTg
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The Record Department of the big Biba store, Kensington High Street, 1973. Apparently the giant record player worked. Its very sad to see how soulless and overpriced Kensington High Street is now but that seems to be a universal woe.
May 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Record Department of the big Biba store, Kensington High Street, 1973. Apparently the giant record player worked. Its very sad to see how soulless and overpriced Kensington High Street is now but that seems to be a universal woe.