Sunday, April 17, 2016

Leicester Oral History Trail 3: Simpkin & James



Simpkin & James, a grocers rather than a department store, closed in 1971. There were a number of branches around the county, including Oadby and Stoneygate. They closed the same year.

You can read more about Simpkin & James in an old number of the Leicestershire Historian.

2 comments:

  1. My great grandad made all the cakes chocolate and Easter eggs

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  2. People today wouĺd give a fortune for food of the high quality which they sold.

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