OLDEST STORE IN BRITAIN
HARRODS PURCHASE SHOOLBREDS. DiCKEXS OXE OP EARLY PATROXS. A message from London states that Hamids have purchased the store of James Hhoolbred and Company, which went into voluntary liquidation in June last and since has been seeking a purchaser. The price is stated to be LSOO.OOJ. as a going concern. Schodbrods is the oldest general store in Britain. It was founded in 1817 and boasted Charles Dickens among its early patrons.
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Patea Mail, Volume LII, 6 March 1931, Page 2
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75OLDEST STORE IN BRITAIN Patea Mail, Volume LII, 6 March 1931, Page 2
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