Going to the shops circa 1932
Photograph from the collections of Monmouth Museum ©MonLife Heritage Museums WITH the re-opening of all shops possible this week, here’s a photograph of a Monmouth ladies’ dress shop from the 1930s. The Misses Lugg & Russell, specialists in High Class Ladies Wear had their shop at 9 Whitecross Street, known as Devonshire House, at the time. This photograph of their tastefully arranged window displays was actually taken to mark the occasion of their winning of the first prize in the shop lighting competition held by the West Gloucestershire Power Company in 1932. The right hand wi...
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