Letchworth Shops and Shopping

How has shopping changed over the years? Find out in this section.

Butchers Shops
In Letchworth, the Butchers' shops of the early 1900s were much the same as Victorian Butchers' markets.
Hardware & Electricals
Letchworth Garden City has always sold hardware products.
High Street Chains
Letchworth has had a number of chain stores from its early days
Leys Avenue
Images from the past
Memories of the Shops in Letchworth
I am born and raised in Letchworth, and remember many of the shops in the town..My memories go back to ...
Shop till you drop?
Old Letchworth shops
Supermarkets
This new way of shopping revolutionised post-war Britain.The large self-service supermarkets of the 1950s suited the needs of a new ...
Womenswear
From drapers and dressmakers to milliners and shoe shops, over the last 100 years Letchworth has had a variety of shops to cater to women's taste for clothes and fashion. Early Letchworthians had few options.
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