2014

SU1584 : W. W. Hunter

taken 10 years ago, near to Swindon, England

W. W. Hunter
W. W. Hunter
The distinctive style of the shop in Edgeware Road is all that remains of the original Victorian shopping street, close to St Paul's church. William Wallace Hunter left his native East End of London to come to Swindon; by 1891 he had established himself as a furnisher and in 1901 he moved into this newly built shop. It appears that he did very well in the business and helped to create some local streets and buildings, before retiring to Weston-Super-Mare. He died in 1936 but the firm carried on into the Second World War.

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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Era: Victorian Primary Subject: Shop other tags: Shops Furnishing Store Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Swindon Road [66] Other Photos: · W.W.Hunter ·
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SU1584, 547 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Neil Owen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 4 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 31 October, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1509 8465 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:33.6319N 1:47.0230W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1507 8464
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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