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General Category => Old Chesterfield => Topic started by: Pastitman on November 15, 2014, 07:34:32 AM

Title: Royal shoppers?
Post by: Pastitman on November 15, 2014, 07:34:32 AM

Photo  of  Chesterfield,  High  Street  shop, around  1900  I  think.
Just  wondered  who  the " royalty"  were  that  shopped  there.

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Title: Re: Royal shoppers?
Post by: Old Cruser on November 18, 2014, 09:53:54 AM

Sorry can't help on that one I did ask my aunt who is staying with us - she's 87 but she has no knowledge of who the Royalty would have been.
She tells me that back then as a young girl going into Chesterfield was a big treat and they didn't go very often.
If you do find out would you post and let us know please  :)

Title: Re: Royal shoppers?
Post by: Pastitman on November 18, 2014, 03:15:15 PM

Quote from: Old Cruser on November 18, 2014, 09:53:54 AM

Sorry can't help on that one I did ask my aunt who is staying with us - she's 87 but she has no knowledge of who the Royalty would have been.
She tells me that back then as a young girl going into Chesterfield was a big treat and they didn't go very often.
If you do find out would you post and let us know please  :)

Thanks  for  that  OC.
  It  was  suggested  that  it  could  be  the  Duke  of  Devonshire  but  is  that  royalty  in  the  true  sense?

( I  was  going  to  suggest  that  it  was  you  but  thought  better  of  it )

Title: Re: Royal shoppers?
Post by: Old Cruser on November 18, 2014, 04:47:53 PM

The Duke would probably be looked upon as Royalty and to have him shopping there ( if it was him ) would certainly be advertised to encourage business do you think?

Title: Re: Royal shoppers?
Post by: Fly on November 18, 2014, 05:37:56 PM

I'd be tempted to agree with it being the Duke  (y)