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Image of staff playing roles of 'Open All Hours' characters outside Nottingham Road, Ripley branch on its opening day
Image included in 'JS Journal' December 1992, p.11, with the caption "Ready to open the 'corner shop', left to right, are clerks of works Trevor Beastall and Ray Simmons; area director Dave Smith, and district manager Rod Brooksby." 'JS Journal' notes that "As one of the new 'small formula' stores,...
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- Ref. No: SA/BRA/7/R/7/15
- Date: [15 Oct 1992]
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
Image included in 'JS Journal' December 1992, p.11, with the caption "Ready to open the 'corner shop', left to right, are clerks of works Trevor Beastall and Ray Simmons; area director Dave Smith, and district manager Rod Brooksby." 'JS Journal' notes that "As one of the new 'small formula' stores, Ripley was referred to throughout its development as Arkwrlght's corner shop from the television comedy Open All Hours. Clerks of works Ray Simmons and Trevor Beastall marked the opening of the store by playing the roles of Arkwright, the proprietor, and Granville, his nephew dogsbody."
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