Monthly Archives: January 2016

Charles Morrison’s Diary, 1 to 8 February 1863

Posted on January 30, 2016 by buildingourpast

Sunday 1st February Mr Graham preached in the morning from Hebrews 3rd chapter 1st verse Wherefore holy bretheren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the Apostle and High priest of our profession Christ Jesus He shewed wherein they were partakers … Continue reading →

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Charles Morrison’s Diary, 19 to 31 January 1863

Posted on January 18, 2016 by buildingourpast

Monday 19th January Very stormy today business the slackest day I have seen since I commenced. Tuesday 20th January The shop shut today. Miss Margaret McDonald buried. There were a great number at the funeral. Wednesday 21st January This morning … Continue reading →

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C&A Modes Part IV: The Last Decades

Posted on January 18, 2016 by buildingourpast

Like many other multiple retailers, C&A increasingly leased units in large-scale commercial developments during the 1960s and 1970s. Branches opened in the Lower Precinct in Coventry (1965), the Merseyway Centre in Stockport (1968), the Arndale Centre in Doncaster (1969), Drake Circus in … Continue reading →

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C&A Modes Part III: War and its Aftermath

Posted on January 14, 2016 by buildingourpast

Five of C&A’s UK stores were destroyed by bombing: Oxford Street (‘Bird Street’), Southampton, Sheffield, Portsmouth and Birmingham. A higher proportion of the company’s German stores was lost, with just two out of 17 stores surviving. Replacing the stores on home … Continue reading →

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Charles Morrison’s Diary, 12 to 18 January 1863

Posted on January 12, 2016 by buildingourpast

Monday 12th January Received a letter from Jno Melville Glasgow. I saw in the Inverness Courier that Mary Forbes was married on the 30th Dec. Tuesday 13th January Blew very hard & rained heavily all day. Very busy sold a quantity … Continue reading →

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Eating Out at Woolworth’s

Posted on January 7, 2016 by buildingourpast

F. W. Woolworth & Co Ltd established a new tradition when the Liverpool store (Store 1) opened in November 1909, by including a first-floor tea room with windows overlooking Church Street. Behind the scenes lay a kitchen and a ‘waiting … Continue reading →

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C&A Modes Part II: Toying with a House Style

Posted on January 3, 2016 by buildingourpast

The first completely new store to be designed by North, Robin & Wilsdon for C&A occupied a corner site on Oldham Street in Manchester (1928). This was faced in cream-coloured faience (glazed terracotta) and adopted a simplified classicism with art … Continue reading →

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Charles Morrison’s Diary, 1 to 11 January 1863

Posted on January 3, 2016 by buildingourpast

The United Presbyterian Church, James St., Stornoway, built 1860 Thursday 1st January The year 1862 is numbered among the things that were. I ought to be very thankful to my Maker for his preserving care over me during the year … Continue reading →

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C&A Modes Part I: Getting Established

Posted on January 3, 2016 by buildingourpast

Despite adding a bright splash of primary colour to British high streets, with its rainbow logo and blue/red oval badge, C&A gained a reputation for selling rather dowdy clothes. An association with cheap polyester haunted the company from the 1970s, … Continue reading →

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