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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 – It was a bustling cafe

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Marlene Tolley – My first day

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Jane Gibbs – The wonderful window displays

Black clear Sony cassette tape

Marlene Tolley – Surnames only

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Marlene Tolley – Major Dabell

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Sheila Burnett – The Coffee Bean was the social hub

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Dressing a window

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Marlene Tolley – Standards of dress

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James Pellow – Choosing the Men’s Department stock

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Marlene Tolley – Day trippers

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Marlene Tolley – The shopping experience has changed

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – I liked to do unusual windows

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Jane Caldow – The carnival floats

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Faking movement in the clothes

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Marlene Tolley – Christmas Boxes at Packs

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Returning to work for the third time

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Sheila Burnett – Everything was ironed and packaged beautifully

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Sue Fowler – Swimming during lunch hour

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Jane Gibbs – The carnival floats

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Lisa Carter – Getting into modelling

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Sheila Burnett – I still have my outfit today

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Jane Caldow – First floor at Union Street Packs

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Lisa Carter – Each Fashion Show model had a dresser

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Lisa Carter – A fit model

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Miss Pack window models

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Sheila Burnett – Models in The Coffee Bean

That’s all folks

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