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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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James Pellow – Some customers had accounts

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Marlene Tolley – The cash desk

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Jane Caldow – How to pick the right stock

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Jane Caldow – Choosing the stock

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Jane Gibbs – Buying shoes that lasted

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Lisa Carter – Seeing my photo in the window of Ladies Realm

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Sue Fowler – Greeting customers

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Faking movement in the clothes

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Jane Caldow – Second floor at Union Street Packs

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Different materials

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Jane Caldow – Scones at The Coffee Bean

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Jane Caldow – It started with Granny Guy in Totland

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Jane Caldow – What it was like working there

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Sheila Burnett – The social scene at The Coffee Bean

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Jane Caldow – Packs on Union Street

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Marlene Tolley – Surnames only

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Sue Fowler – How it began

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Sheila Burnett – Mother of the Bride outfit

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Sheila Burnett – Closing down

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – They cared about our development

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Jane Gibbs – My Dad’s connection to Packs

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Jane Caldow – The creation of Pack and Culliford

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – The London Fashion Houses

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Jane Caldow – A family business

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Memories of Miss Pack

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Jane Gibbs – General perception of the shop

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Sue Fowler – Trepidation when new to the job

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Marlene Tolley – My first day

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Sue Fowler – Wealthy customers

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Marlene Tolley – Never work much makeup

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Guidance from Miss Guy

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Lisa Carter – A stepping stone to Mainland modelling

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