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Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, in the London commuter belt 20 miles (30 km) north-east of Charing Cross and close to the M25 motorway. The population of the built-up area was 55,340 in 2021. [1] Brentwood is a town with a shopping area along the High Street, a Roman road which became one of the main roads between London and East Anglia ...
Opened by James Lidstone after purchasing the drapery business of Thomas Brailey, and by 1899 he had started buying further shops in St James Street. In the 1930s, 2 of the shops were sold to Montague Burton, with the remaining stores being sold to the London Co-operative Society in 1946, two years before his death. [567] Lingards Bradford
Let there be light", a decorative moulding above one of the shops in the High Street. The Dorking Group of Artists, established in 1947, exhibits locally twice a year, in Betchworth and at Denbies. [240] The Arts Society Dorking promotes local art appreciation and the preservation of the town's artistic heritage. [241]
The Dorking manor house was on the site of the present St Martin's Walk (near the church, north of the High Street). It would appear that the Warennes (the Earls of Surrey) were rarely in residence (they preferred Reigate ) and the family (and their descendants) became even less interested in living in Dorking as they were 'promoted' first to ...
The company has 520 high street branches across the country (EPA) WH Smith is in talks to sell its high street shops, the retailer has announced. The firm is talking to prospective buyers for its ...
Brentwood High Street branch Interior of a branch in Pontefract, West Yorkshire seen in 2019. Since 2007, the company has taken on a number of Post Office branches, mainly within its high street shops. [46] By April 2016, this had reached 107, including former Crown Post Offices, with plans for an additional 61. [47]
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The so-called 'clicks and mortar' strategy aimed to combine high street shopping with emerging internet shopping trends. Virgin lost out to music and mobile phone competitors such as The Link, The Carphone Warehouse, HMV and MVC, while the increasing popularity of online shopping rendered the in-store ordering terminals redundant. Despite this ...