Ireland's historic shopfronts: Windows into a vanishing world – The Irish Times
Like a wonderful open-air gallery hiding in plain sight, old shops reveal layers of stories about people, their lives and their times
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Like a wonderful open-air gallery hiding in plain sight, old shops reveal layers of stories about people, their lives and their times
PROBABLY the most iconic and loved store in Northwich has closed. Bratts had almost anything the town centre shopper could wish for. A superb selection of just about everything from frying pans to furniture. If you couldn’t find it or something like it in Bratts, you would probably not find it anywhere other than online. And therein lies the problem, not just of Bratts but all brick and mortar stores. Bratts was one of the last true department stores in Cheshire. Browns of Chester and Debenhams, to name two of the competition, have also closed their doors for good. These are massive l...
PROBABLY the most iconic and loved store in Northwich has closed. Bratts had almost anything the town centre shopper could wish for. A superb selection of just about everything from frying pans to furniture. If you couldn’t find it or something like it in Bratts, you would probably not find it anywhere other than online. And therein lies the problem, not just of Bratts but all brick and mortar stores. Bratts was one of the last true department stores in Cheshire. Browns of Chester and Debenhams, to name two of the competition, have also closed their doors for good. These are massive l...