Do you remember the Williamson and Treadgold food store? At its peak, the firm had more than 20 stores spanning the area from Fawley to Torquay including a store in Bournemouth Arcade. Pictured here is the store on the official opening day of the Hampshi
At its peak Williamson and Threadgold had more than 20 stores spanning the area from Fawley to Torquay including a store in Bournemouth Arcade. Pictured here is the store on the official opening day of the Hampshire Centre on Castle Lane and a few years later the name was changed to Kelsall when the businesses merged. The store closed in the late 1970s and the west end was refurbished with new stores such as Sainsbury opening. Work on demolishing the centre began in 2001 making way for the Castlepoint development. Photo: The Grahame Austin Collection
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