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Watford shopping
Did you know a market has existed in Watford since the 12th Century?
The Harlequin centre was opened more than 35 years ago. John Lewis was still known as Trewins when it became the first shop to open its doors in the new shopping centre on Wednesday, August 15, 1990. Trewins had been trading on Queens Road since the 1880s where it began business as a draper.
Resources
Fictional diary entries from a woman working in Trewins in the 1920s
Find out more about Watford shops in the past
Discover more about Watford shopping in the past
External webpages - Please note these links take you to external websites that are not the responsibility of Watford museum. Please watch yourself before sharing with others
BFI film of Watford Street scene late 1920’s
British Pathe film of Bank opens 'Drive in’ (Station Road)
BFI film of Day in Watford’s High Street 1976
YouTube film Marks and Spencer Watford, store opening Christmas Eve (1985)