F W Randall

The original site was at Number 36 Gabriel's Hills, opposite where the present shop is now sited. In 1845 the shop moved to number 25 and then, thirty five years later, following a disastrous fire at the premises of Mr Ralph's the grocers, the business was moved into the newly built premises on the site now occupied by present Ladies and Gentlemen's departments. In 1845 we opened workshops in Palace Yard, where some twenty craftsmen were employed making half of the stock sold in the shop. About this time, the famous 6 foot Wellington boot was mounted on the front of the building.