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ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« on: Thursday 14 September 23 14:24 BST (UK) »
Anyone know of, or remember a ladies clothes shop in or around Steeton in the 1950s. Shop owner was Blanche Fortune
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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 14 September 23 14:33 BST (UK) »
What was the actual name of the shop
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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 14 September 23 23:21 BST (UK) »
Sorry  don't know. Just following a thread at the moment.
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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #3 on: Friday 15 September 23 00:46 BST (UK) »
There are 2 entries for her name on the 1939 register - one in North & one in West Yorks.  The one in West Yorks has 2 other christian names

This is her death reg

Blanche Annie I Fortune aged 59  born 27 Aug 1912
Sept qt 1972 Staincliffe   Volume 2d Page 824

Her marriage

Dec 1931   
John Fortune /Blanche A I Stoney Keighley    9a   405      
 

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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #4 on: Friday 15 September 23 10:20 BST (UK) »
Other family members lived in Elmsley Street Steeton, I was given information she had an 'up market' shop close by. Are there any trade directories for that area and era?
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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #6 on: Friday 15 September 23 11:31 BST (UK) »
Thankyou, not found anything at first pass but will persevere.
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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 19 September 23 22:10 BST (UK) »
I think you'll find it a difficult search without a shop name.

I did find in 1954, 1955 (didn't check other years) House Fashion, Address   40 Chapel lane, Bingley.

From Ancestry's Phone Book database.

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Re: ladies clothes shop in Steeton
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 20 September 23 18:19 BST (UK) »
My wife tells me that there was once a Ladies clothes shop in Cross Hills called Fortunes and Cross Hills is only a few miles up the road from Steeton ?
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