The former Burton store at 7-9 Market Street, occupied by Fosters clothing store and Goodenough Shoes, with a 'Lease for Sale' sign on the first floor

Date:
1970s - 1990s
Location:
7-9 Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall
Reference:
MBC01/04/250
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

The Burton store was built in around 1937. The carved blocks across the top of the first floor windows - with concentric overlapping bands - are a notable Art Deco motif which features on several Burton stores from the late 1930s.

Content

This is part of the Series: MBC01/04 Photographic slides of branches of Montague Burton, taken by His Honour Nicholas Philpot; within the Collection: MBC01 Photography of Montague Burton and other shops taken by His Honour Nicholas Philpot

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Philpot, Nicholas Anthony John

Keywords

Art Deco, Mid 20th Century Shop, Shops And Shopping