Blacklers, one of the renowned departmental stores in Liverpool of the early 20th century, still holds a special place in the mind and hearts of the natives.
Blacklers was an extremely popular departmental store of Liverpool located on the edge of Great Charlotte Street and Elliot Street. This was mainly an emporium which sold a huge variety of items ranging from kitchen wares, kids wear, camisoles, ladies wear, books, bedsheets, grocery items and a host of other things. The shop was renowned for its quality and variety of items. The shop was originally opened by Richard Blacklers and A. B. Wallis, who were partners and had set up the company in the early 20th century. The Blacklers store has been closed since April, 1988.
History of Blacklers
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The most renowned item of the Blacklers departmental store was the rocking horse, Blackie and Christmas grotto, which are now preserved at the Liverpool Museum. The store suffered tremendously during the Second World War; however, provisional shops were set up at Church Street and Bold Street. These shops were opened in the year 1953 and continued to operate till April, 1988. After the death of Richard Blackler, his wife Margaret handled the business of the company, but after her death, the company passed through an extremely bad phase and finally was shut down. Currently, the Wetherspoons chain pub has been set up at the place and the pub has been named after Richard John Blackler, as a tribute.
Though, the Blacklers departmental store in Liverpool has been shut down many years back, it still holds a special place in the heart of the natives.
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