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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 – Going up to London

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – A great customer experience

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Getting creative

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Lisa Carter – A stepping stone to Mainland modelling

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Jane Caldow – Woods and Wilkins transformed

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Marlene Tolley – The Fashion Shows

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Marlene Tolley – My first job

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Jane Caldow – What it was like working there

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Lisa Carter – The pace of the cat walk changed

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Jane Caldow – The different departments at Cross Street

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Jane Caldow – Scones at The Coffee Bean

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Learning how to build up a window display

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Sheila Burnett – The Bridal Department

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Jane Caldow – Wedding services

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Dolly mixtures

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Sheila Burnett – Her quiet genteel manner

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Impeccable service

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Marlene Tolley – My first day

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Sheila Burnett – We shopped in Ryde most often

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Lisa Carter – A fit model

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Jane Gibbs – Memories of Packs

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Jane Caldow – The carnival floats

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Sue Fowler – No joist hangers in the roof

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Jane Caldow – Working on window displays

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Sheila Burnett – I still have my outfit today

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Jane Caldow – A family business

That’s all folks

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