Victorian Shopping

by Maurice Baren

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During the reign of Queen Victoria village shops expanded and became well known names, either as major shopping groups or as popular product brands, names such as Debenhams and Cow & Gate. It was also a period of travel and many items were brought into the country from distant lands, and the Great Exhibition of 1851 furthered this interest.… (more)

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Endlessly facinating this shows the start of many companies and shops that feature on many high-streets today. Victorian times were really the start of many of these companies and shops and this details their starts. For someone writing about this era this would be invaluable. (

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During the reign of Queen Victoria village shops expanded and became well known names, either as major shopping groups or as popular product brands, names such as Debenhams and Cow & Gate. It was also a period of travel and many items were brought into the country from distant lands, and the Great Exhibition of 1851 furthered this interest.

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