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Title: West End Drapery Stores Truro
Post by: limehouse79 on Sunday 02 October 16 13:08 BST (UK)

Hi
Does anyone have any or know where there may be pictures of the West End Drapery Stores in Quay Street or Princes Street Truro probably between 1900-1940?
Limehouse79

Title: Re: West End Drapery Stores Truro
Post by: kernowyon on Wednesday 12 October 16 17:29 BST (UK)

The only picture of a drapery in Truro I can find is of a place called Webb & Co.
Not sure where it was - but it looks a bit like what is now Waterstones.
The photo is in the book entitled "Bygone Truro" by Sheila Bird.

Title: Re: West End Drapery Stores Truro
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 13 October 16 09:48 BST (UK)

Cornwall Council has catalogued some photographs of the store(s) in its Walkey family, Truro West End Drapery Stores collection. See:

http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo==%27AD2182%27)

Title: Re: West End Drapery Stores Truro
Post by: limehouse79 on Thursday 13 October 16 12:10 BST (UK)

Thanks kernowyon and Shaun J for your help.  I've just found those records relating to the West End Drapery Stores and have requested some copies.  Thanks.
limehouse79