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Barker's Discount Department Stores was a chain of discount department stores founded in May, 1957 by Felix Mininberg and Irving Barker. As one of the first hard goods discounters, and with creative promotions, the initial store, in Orange, Connecticut, grew quickly with a wide variety of products for the home arranged in a supermarket style.
The Hilsea Lido is a leisure facility featuring the Main Pool (measuring 67m x 18m – 4.6m deep). At 4.6 metres (15 feet) deep, the lido has the distinction of being the deepest outdoor pool in the UK apart from Broomhill Pool which is the same depth. A large Splash Pool (45m x 18m x 6ins deep) designed for younger swimmers used to be adjacent ...
Landport is a district located on Portsea Island and is considered the city centre of modern-day Portsmouth, England. The district is centred around Commercial Road and encompasses the Guildhall, Civic Centre, Portsmouth and Southsea Station and Commercial Road central shopping area. The original historic old town of Portsmouth lies to the ...
Discount group based mainly in East of England & the Home Counties: Savers Health & Beauty: 1988 A.S. Watson Group: 410 Discount branded health, home and beauty. The Range: 1989 Chris Dawson: 148 Discount home and hardware originally called CDS Superstores This Is It Famous Value Shops 6 Chain of discount shops located in Devon, Dorset and ...
Portsmouth's two tallest structures viewed from Portsmouth harbour. This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth ranks skyscrapers and structures in Portsmouth, England by height. Only structures taller than 150 feet (46 m) are listed below. The city's current tallest structure is the 558-foot-tall Spinnaker Tower (170 m ...
Spinnaker Tower at night in 2005. The Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant. The tower's design was chosen by Portsmouth residents from a selection of three different designs in a ...
Of course, most of us don't have an A-list celeb's budget, but her new collection doesn't require it. The pieces here start at $12, with some of my favorites (including the stoneware bowls and ...
Buckland, then known as Bocheland, was one of the three settlements on Portsea Island mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Manor of Bocheland was purchased by Jean de Gisors. De Gisors, a Norman lord who then founded Portsmouth on land at the southern end of the manor, in 1180. The area was extensively bombed during the Second World War.