Mountain Warehouse are to take over the former Poundworld store later this year, moving from the old Buxton and Bonnet shop at the bottom of the shopping centre that they have occupied for a number of years.

The old Cathedral Gift Shop was called ’The shop at Number 9’ and was located in the Cathedral Close, opposite the west door of the cathedral.The Gift shop moved to it’s new location in the shopping centre in October...

The Old Crown was a coaching Inn dating back to the early 1700’s and extended part way up the shopping precinct.  The Inn closed in 1983, and unfortunately the grade II listed building fell down during refubishment work. The Inn...

Marks & Spencer was the first to open in this part of the new shopping centre. The location is roughly where the old Olivers shoe shop was located in the old shopping precinct. Simply Food closed in February 2019 once the lease came up...

Three years after the end of the Second World war the RAF buildings off Anglesey Road were converted for use as a primary school for the local area. Originally named the Curborough Road county primary school the name was changed in 1958 to...

The old bakery on St. John Street is now the Ruby restaurant.

One of only a couple of fishmongers in the city the shop on Bird Street remained open until the 1970’s. Now the location of Kiss XX bridal wear.

Susans Baby Wear on Market Street in the 1960’s. Later to become the lefthand side of the Britannia Building Society.

WH Smith & Son relocated from this location in the 1960’s after a compulsory purchase order was made for fourteen parcels of land to create the Bird Street car park behined the shop.  The shop would of stood were the...

A public house has been at this location since the early 1800’s. It became the Prince of Wales around 1848 and continued to be until breweries became fascinated with themed pubs in the 1980 and 90’s. The pub became known by many...