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Staircase of the Sidney Heath department store

This photograph was taken in the 1950s and shows the interior staircase of the Sidney Heath department store, Caer Street, Swansea. Staircase in Sidney Heath Department Store, Swansea

The photograph is one of a collection taken for Percy Symmons and Sons (Swansea) Ltd., (a firm of shop fitters / joiners) as an example of their work.

The stout wooden staircase and heavy wooden paneling in the photograph gives it the air of a private Gentlemen’s Club and acts to highlight the changing face and styles of shops and the shopping experience over the past fifty years .

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