W. W. Hunter
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W. W. Hunter
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 4 Sep 2014
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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Image Location
Latitude
51.560531
Longitude
-1.783717