One of the oldest shops in a Nottinghamshire town will be brought up to modern-day standards. Rowells, on Derby Road, Stapleford, has been operating on the town's high street for more than 120 years and has been run by three generations of the Marshall family from Nottinghamshire.
The haberdashery, curtain, bedding and clothing store has a bright future ahead after receiving a £32,800 Towns Fund grant for repairs and improvements. In recent years, the 100-year-old shop frontage and windows have deteriorated, and have been in need of urgent and costly repairs.
Owner Chris Marshall said: “We’re proud that Rowells has been in the Stapleford community for so long, which I think is because we’ve never compromised on quality, have friendly staff and offer things that people want and can’t get elsewhere. We really want to carry on for another 120 years but the downturn in business over the last few years has meant we’ve just not had the money to spend on the repairs our building needs.”
