Category: Retail Staff

  British Bata opened its first store in Grays early in 1935. It was small – considering its proximity to the factory, and not specially noteworthy, but it did good business for more than 22 years until, in 1957, the

Busy store in a busy street. – 1963   Situated in one of the best positions in Gravesend’s busy High Street is the British Bata store. Originally a small shop which looked lost among its larger neighbours, it has twice

Basildon – A new town store. – 1963 There is no faster growing area of population in this part of the country, than the new ton of Basildon, which is taking many thousands of London’s overspill population. The town centre,