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Description: | A view of the High Street looking west with, on the right of the photo, Harris's Garage at no 161-163. The proprietor was a Briscoe Alexander Harris and the garage occupied this site from 1914 to around 1936. Also listed at the same time was a reference in 1932 to an Osmond Henry Frank [Al Fresco].
By 1936 Bacons Household Stores (otherwise known as Bacons Oil Stores) were listed at 161, High Street and Co-op Furnishing occupied no. 163. There is also a reference at no. 163 to a Ralph Wilkinson [Al Fresco].
Beyond the garage is no. 157-159 High Street listed in 1911 as the Slough Picture Palace or Palace Cinema [Slough Theatre Co Ltd]. There is also reference on the photo to a skating rink at this address. The Cinema building appears to have been constructed in a style reminiscent of an Indian building with miniature minarets and domes and ornate moulding.
From about 1922 until 1984 this site was occupied by Joseph Isaacs Furniture and Carpets. The site was renumbered 251-255. In the distance on the south side of the High Street can be seen the premises occupied by J. Isaacs at the time listed as a Pawnbroker at no. 170 & 170a High Street. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Slough Library | Subjects: | Harris Garage ; Palace Cinema ; Slough Picture Palace ; Slough Theatre Co Ltd Shops ; Cinemas | Temporal: | start=1911-01-01; end=1921-01-01; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Copy by Reg Harrison | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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