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Barker's Pool
Barker's Pool is a public city square and street in the centre of Sheffield, England. The focus of Barker's Pool is the Grade II* listed war memorial that was unveiled on 28 October 1925 to commemorate the First World War. The Grade II* listed Sheffield City Hall is on the north side of the plaza facing the Grade II listed former John Lewis & Partners department store. History One of the earliest known references to Barker's Pool comes from the records of the Burgery of Sheffield for 1570. The name ''Barker's Pool'' may derive from a "Barker of Balme" mentioned in a deed dating from 1434. At this time the area was known as Balm Green and was on the edge of the town. Sheffield historian Sidney Addy suggests that the name ''Balm Green'' indicates that this site was formerly used for the cultivation of the herb lemon balm. The reservoir was reconstructed and extended by Robert Rollinson before 1631, and was demolished in 1793. In addition to supplying drinking water, the locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Barkers 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. This success spawned a second 40,000 sq. ft. location in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1960. The company was sold to Franklin Stores Corporation in 1961, and then grew quickly throughout the Northeast and South Central United States, the Caribbean, and the United States Virgin Islands. Irving Barker left Franklin Stores Corporation in 1963 and started his own discount store, Sabers. Felix Mininberg stayed on as Vice President. Mininberg's main position was to find locations for the new stores and oversee the building of each new store. Business Layout Barker's invested heavily in imports which they purchased directly from manufacturers, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
