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Dive straight in and have a listen to more than 150 interesting snippets from the lives of our interviewees and learn more about how life in and around the shops were. Snippets are generally a couple of minutes long and we have plenty of them for you to enjoy. Just tap/click to read/listen.

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Marlene Tolley – My first job

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Lisa Carter – A fit model

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James Pellow – How we greeted customers

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Jane Gibbs – The ‘bees knees’

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Lisa Carter – Each Fashion Show model had a dresser

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Marlene Tolley – Day trippers

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Sue Fowler – Visitors from Coronation Street

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Marlene Tolley – Working your way up

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James Pellow – Mrs Pope’s great sense of humour

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Marlene Tolley – My first day

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Different materials

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Hanging on by my fingertip

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Dolly mixtures

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Miss Guy was a fabulous woman

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Marlene Tolley – The travelling traders

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Jane Caldow – Wedding services

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Lisa Carter – Persisting for a modelling job

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – My first window

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Jane Gibbs – The wonderful window displays

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Sheila Burnett – Models in The Coffee Bean

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Sheila Burnett – The social scene at The Coffee Bean

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James Pellow – Listening to Virginia Wade win Wimbledon in 1977

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Jane Caldow – Childrens’ Dept in Union Street Packs

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Sue Fowler – Swimming during lunch hour

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James Pellow – It was formal, but not stuffy

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Sue Fowler – No joist hangers in the roof

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Lisa Carter – The hubbub of the Fashion Shows

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Memories of Miss Pack

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Marlene Tolley – The shopping experience has changed

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Marlene Tolley – Surnames only

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – I had artistic flair

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Lisa Carter – A scary environment for younger women

That’s all folks

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