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Ed Cullinane

Elliott’s Store: A Glimpse Into The Past As Shop Frozen In Time Becomes A Museum

Pictures show a time capsule shop that closed over 50 years ago - after its owner refused to go metric. PHOTO BY DANIEL DAYMENT/SWNS 

Pictures show a time capsule shop that closed over 50 years ago – after its owner refused to go metric.

Elliott’s Store opened in 1902 and shut in 1971 after Frank Elliot, then 72, would not accept changes to the British currency.

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