Book Launch - Busbys' - A Shop Full of Memories December 4, 2008

To many people the name “Busbys” conjures up much more than a regular department store. It rekindles memories of a friendly, family run shop where staff and customers were welcomed and made to feel at home.

The book - Busbys’ A Shop Full of Memories - began with the discovery of a series of images of Busbys’ Santa’s Grotto in 1939 from the C. H. Wood photographic archive, which is housed at Bradford Industrial Museum. These photographs inspired a large exhibition on the history of Busbys’ at the museum in December 2007.

The exhibition became a venue for former staff and customers to meet and reminisce about their time working or shopping at Busbys’. It was one of the most popular exhibitions ever held at Bradford Industrial Museum. Their personal memories and the stunning images from C. H. Wood give a complete insight into what it was like to work or shop at Busbys’ – The Shop Full of Memories.

Official Website: http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/bradford1gallery/index.htm