Curls Store News Today

Here we take a look back at life in Rampant Horse Street in Norwich over the years, through pictures found in our archives.

Memories of the old Debenhams building off Red Lion Street and Orford Place in Norwich city centre are captured in old photos from the archive.

The furniture department often handled larger transactions, with customers pulling out "a wad of £1 notes to complete their purchase".  The Norwich resident had taken a job at Curls to learn about furnishings with the aim to join his family representing furniture manufactures.  In the department, it was normal for customers to buy furniture as a suite. He said: "By the time of the store opening homeowners were more discerning than their parents had been. They had seen pictures in Ideal ...