Jane Caldow – Second floor at Union Street Packs

Jane: You went up another staircase. The back staircase which would have been the Fire Exit went from the Church Lane all the way up the back of the building. That was a spiral staircase that went all the way up and then you had the wider staircase, the main one went up to the Second Floor and as you went into that Floor again, it was a similar layout.

You had the long floor, the sort of wide area and that was as I recall that was all the Nightwear, Lingerie and things like that, and then you went into Sportswear and Swimwear and that sort of stuff.

So, that was all on that Floor and then off to the right, there was a door, there was the Director’s Office and there was a little Kitchen area in there and that was on that Floor, and then the Floor above, the small windows you can see today as you look at the building, that was all the Workrooms, because of course they had the best light.

So, I imagine the structure was inherited from Henry Pack because they would have made things, so yeah. And then you had the Staff Rooms at the top there as well which was the Staff Rest Rooms and stuff.

Simon: And that’s where all the alterations took place.

Jane: They were done and they made things as well.