2010
NZ2464 : Marks & Spencer Original Penny Bazaar, Grainger Market
taken 15 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

Marks & Spencer Original Penny Bazaar, Grainger Market
M&S, is one of the UK's leading retailers, with over 600 stores in the UK and over 200 more in 40 other countries. The business was started by Michael Marks in 1884, a Penny Bazaar stall, at Leeds Kirkgate market SE3033 : M&S Centenary Clock, Kirkgate Market, Leeds All items were sold for one penny, including nails, screw, soap, wooden spoons and luggage labels Link
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The stall in Newcastle's Grainger Market is the world's smallest Marks and Spencer store and the sole survivor of Mark's original Penny Bazaars. Humble beginnings indeed NZ2464 : Percy Street - panorama from the multi-storey car park


The stall in Newcastle's Grainger Market is the world's smallest Marks and Spencer store and the sole survivor of Mark's original Penny Bazaars. Humble beginnings indeed NZ2464 : Percy Street - panorama from the multi-storey car park