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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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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Memories of Woods and Wilkins

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Lisa Carter – The hubbub of the Fashion Shows

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Jane Gibbs – General perception of the shop

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Sue Fowler – Greeting customers

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Jane Gibbs – The wonderful window displays

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Sheila Burnett – Her quiet genteel manner

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Sheila Burnett – Models in The Coffee Bean

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Changing fashion of window displays

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Lisa Carter – A scary environment for younger women

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Jane Caldow – Packs on Union Street

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Jane Caldow – A family business

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Dolly mixtures

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James Pellow – It was a bustling cafe

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Marlene Tolley – Never work much makeup

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Johnny and Colin’s Boutique

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Jane Caldow – The Shanklin branch

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Marlene Tolley – The cash desk

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Sue Fowler – The Queen of Shoes

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Sheila Burnett – The Coffee Bean was the social hub

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Off to London

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Jane Caldow – Childrens’ Dept in Union Street Packs

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Lisa Carter – The importance of the upsell

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Marlene Tolley – Surnames only

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Marlene Tolley – The travelling traders

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Jane Caldow – First floor at Union Street Packs

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Going up to London

That’s all folks

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