Images of exterior of Thoroughgood's branch at 36 Cornmarket, Derby before its conversion to a Sainsbury's
Image of exterior of Thoroughgood's branch at 36 Cornmarket, Derby before its conversion to a Sainsbury's
This branch was part of a chain of shops which Sainsbury's acquired when it went bankrupt in 1936. It was one of the nine former Thoroughgood's branches retained by Sainsbury's in the Midlands; those furthest from the Blackfriars depot were sold. A "J. Sainsbury's Archives" caption found with image...
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- Ref. No: SA/BRA/7/D/6/1/8/4
- Date: [c. 1936]
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
This branch was part of a chain of shops which Sainsbury's acquired when it went bankrupt in 1936. It was one of the nine former Thoroughgood's branches retained by Sainsbury's in the Midlands; those furthest from the Blackfriars depot were sold. A "J. Sainsbury's Archives" caption found with image reads "Derby's Cornmarket branch having its windows washed just after closure." Image by Mr F.R. Parker (see 'JS Journal' February 1961, p.26).
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