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As flames ripped through Joplings on 13 December 1954, 100 firefighters battled to save the 150-year-old store. By morning, however, just rubble remained – along with a sign proclaiming 'Santa Claus is here today.' [citation needed] Joplings, a shopping institution since 1804, was at the height of its busy Christmas season when disaster ...
Jun 19, 2020 · But disaster was to strike on December 14, 1954, the night Joplings store was destroyed by fire.
- Chris Cordner
Although it survived World War II, on December 14th, 1954, the store was completely destroyed by a fire which started at 1am. Firefighters were unable to save it. Sunderland residents believed this was the end of the store.
Jun 16, 2010 · Is it now time for the Joplings clock to stop ticking? The history of Joplings, the Sunderland-based department store, goes back a long way. From its opening in 1804, trading as Jopling & Tuer...
Louise Jane Jopling (née Goode, previously Romer and later Rowe) (Manchester 16 November 1843 – 19 November 1933) was an English painter of the Victorian era, and one of the most prominent female artists of her generation. [1][2]
Jun 24, 2020 · Joplings traded for the last time 10 years ago. It had been in Sunderland for 206 years until its final day in June 2010. In its illustrious history, it had been destroyed by fire, rebuilt and welcomed celebrities galore.
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Jan 4, 2018 · As the old Joplings store undergoes a major transformation into new flats, these poignant photographs show just how it looked in the aftermath of its closure.
