A festive tea party at Callers Dept. Store in 1964
Decorations at Callers Dept. Store in 1964
The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe at Callers Dept. Store in 1965
The Bear Band at Callers Dept. Store in 1966
“Fenwicks for all your Christmas Presents” 1962 display
Father Christmas at Fenwicks Dept. Store in 1962
Gift time at Binns Dept. Store in 1963
Children’s fashions at Binns Dept. Store in 1963
House shoes & Slippers for Men & Women in Binns Dept. Store window in 1965
Broadloom Mills on Grey Street in 1963
Gift display in a ladies fashion shop on Saville Road in 1966
These Christmas shop front images bring back such fond memories. When we were young, my parents would take me and my siblings to see the Christmas window displays in our downtown area in the early 1970s. It seemed magical at the time, with the themed windows and motorized characters. We also enjoyed seeing the Christmas shop fronts, they were always festively decorated.
A special thanks to The Newcastle & Tyne Archives & Museum in Newcastle, England for sharing the pictures via a Creative Commons license. They are part of the Ronald Sanderson collection. Mr. Sanderson was an amateur photographer who lived in South Shields.
