This photo of S. J. Theobald & Co dates to 1963. This drapery shop traded for around 24 years until it was forced to close in 1982, with the landlord citing a 16-fold rent increase as the cause!
See: https://ely.ccan.co.uk/content/catalogue_item/s-j-theobald-and-co-ltd-shop-at-2325-high-street-ely-it-was-closed-in-1984
This photo of S. J. Theobald & Co dates to 1963. This drapery shop traded for around 24 years until it was forced to close in 1982, with the landlord citing a 16-fold rent increase as the cause!
See: https://ely.ccan.co.uk/content/catalogue_item/s-j-theobald-and-co-ltd-shop-at-2325-high-street-ely-it-was-closed-in-1984