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Gallery: Wimborne Pictures
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Looking towards the Minster, with Foster's on the right hand side.
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When we came to live in Wimborne in 1972, Foster Brothers was still there (it was part of a chain). I think the shop next door (nearest the camera) had become Sandy's, a hardware shop. The newsagents on the left was also still there in 1972, eventually becoming Peter Thomas, Optician.
I think I remember Sandy's and Foster Brothers. Peter Thomas was much later, wasn't it?
Given that you probably remember East Street from 1980 onwards, you may well remember them! Yes, Peter Thomas came later.