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Article about Life above Robert Sayle
Birthday Party Rest Room of Victoria House, the hostel above the shop.
Cambridge Evening News report on the fire at Robert Sayle in 1952, which is thought to have started in the staff rooms at the top of the building.
Christmas lunch in the hostel Pauline Mortimere Frances Waterson Jean peck
Christmas Lunch in the Hostel above the shop.
Coral Gould Display Section Manager Robert Sayle
Demolition of Victoria House, Robert Sayle, Cambridge.
Early advert for Victoria House
Frances Waterson's room in the Robert Sayle Hostel with audio memories
Life above Robert Sayle remembered by Frances Waterson
Mr Robert Sayle, founder of the Department Store in St Andrews Street, Cambridge
Part of one of the Hostel Rooms at Robert Sayle in the late 1950's
Robert Sayle & Co - a total of 579 years with the Company
Robert Sayle Shop staff
Robert Sayle Victoria House Boat Club Men's 2nd Crew. Victoria House Boat Club 1933
Robert Sayle, originator of the store on this site in St Andrews Street, Cambridge
The Victoria House Ladies Rowing Club 1929
Those listed as living above the shop in the 1911 Census including Daisy Grace Pritchard
St Andrews Street
1837 to 1839 advertisement for new Robert Sayle Department Store
A Copy of an advertisement for new Robert Sayle drapery store.
A New Safe For The Cash Office
Advertisement for Robert Sayle from the Cambridge Advertiser.
Advertisement for staff at Robert Sayle
Back of numbers 24 and 25 on St Tibbs Row
Back of Robert Sayle shop in 2004
Barry Shipp with Pat Hughes staff trainer in a fashion show on the fashion dept
Basement stockroom for kitchenware.
Chris Mitchell, MD Robert Sayle
Compilation of the Robert Sayle Closure party
Dome and Chandelier at top of main staircase.
Eilean Starns Retirement
Eilean Starns with her bouquet, presented by Simon Fowler on the occasion of her retirement from Robert Sayle.
Grand Arcade opening March 2008
Group from Mary Whitehead's Retirement
Handwritten receipt from 1976
Having a ball at the Robert Sayle closing party 2004
Iwan Bradshaw Hughes on the bicycle used to travel to and from the magnet service building in Mill Road.
Janet Fife-Miller's Retirement Party
Jim Starr with his wife Betty on the occasion of his retirement from Robert Sayle
Jim Starr's Retirement Party 15th August 1996
Jim Starr's Retirement Party 1996
John Muir & Barry Ship in Department Managers Restroom Robert Sayle.
John Tomes on the Robert Sayle bicycle on the new cycle bridge on his way to the Magnet Service building
Kevin Woolstenholmes' Offer Letter 1977
Kitchenware department Robert Sayle basement.
Miss Winifred Ford Department manager Millinery dept, Robert Sayle's. Photographed here at her 25years service award. Pam Woollard's thoughts about Miss Winifred Ford
Mrs Reader's retirement party from Robert Sayle
New entrance to sports dept and menswear building after workroom moved to Magnet Service Building
Numbers 24 and 25 St Andrew's Street
Obituary for Teddy Potter who had been the Funeral Director at Robert Sayle.
Part of the article in the Gazette celebrating 150 years of Robert Sayle
Partners enjoy Sue Hooks' retirement party.
Robert Sayle 150th Anniversary Chronicle Edition, 1840 to 1990
Robert Sayle basement with bathroom fittings.
Robert Sayle closure party October 2004
Robert Sayle Furnishing Fabric Workroom Window Display.
Robert Sayle Make do and Mend window display in 1944
Robert Sayle Partner's penny meal ticket for the staff dining room.
Robert Sayle roof garden at St Andrew's Street
Ruth Pickerill at Robert Sayle Closing Party
Sally Caruthers, General Manager, Robert Sayle
Secuity box back of Robert Sayle with Mick Barnet in the box
Social club room on the roof of Robert Sayle old shop, in St Tibbs Row
Sue Hooks with some of her colleagues at her retirement party
Teddy Potter the Funeral Director Robert Sayle.
Teddy Potter, Funeral Director at Robert Sayle
The Backyard before 1970.
The front of Robert Sayle
The roof garden and sun terrace at Robert Sayle St Andrews Street,a welcome place in the summer to eat your lunch
This article was taken from the last Robert Sayle Chronicle before moving to Burleigh Street for the new shop to be built.
Ticket for Robert Sayle Closure Party. Robert Sayle Closure Party ticket
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