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