Robinson & Cleaver, at 56 Donegall Place, was "Northern Ireland's most famous Department Store."
One of my favourite ties, a navy blue, polka dot silk tie which I wear to this very day, was purchased at Robinson Cleaver's.
The Bank Buildings, at Castle Place, was a lovely store in its time. It had been taken over by House of Fraser, I seem to recall.
The Belfast Co-operative Society's store was by far the largest of them all. It was vast, in fact.
- Anderson & McAuley, 1-9 Donegall Place, and 2-16 Castle Street
- Arnott, John & Co, of Belfast, 26-32 High Street, and 16 Bridge Street
- Bank Buildings, The, Castle Place
- Belfast Co-operative Society, 12-44 York Street
- Brands Birdcage Walk, 1-8 Brand's Arcade, and 49 Donegall Place
- Brands & Normans, 18-26 Castle Lane
- British Home Stores (BHS), 24-26 Castle Place, 13-25 Castle Lane, and 11-15 and 14-18 Castle Arcade
- Leahy, Kelly & Leahy, 2-6 Castle Place
- Littlewoods Mail Order Stores, 5-17 Ann Street, and 14-30 William Street South
- Marks & Spencer, 48-52 Donegall Place
- Robinson & Cleaver, 56, Donegall Place
- Woolworth, F W, 11-15 High Street, 2-6 Ann Street, 4-10 Cornmarket, and 127-161 North Street
In addition there is a House of Fraser store.
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John Robbs was facing where castle court is now
Tim,
While not quite in the same league as the large department stores, Parsons and Parsons Outfitters in Wellington Place was another long-established business in the city centre, dressing everyone from barristers to equestrians. They also ran a dress hire business for formal attire. I think the dress hire aspect of the business predominated from the 1980s onwards, once the days of bespoke tailoring went into decline, and the business finally closed in the 2010s after more than 100 years of serving the citizens of Belfast and many from much further afield.
Indeed, Stroan Ranger, fond memories of P&P. Was it Richard Parsons who ran the show before it closed down? They had a terrific sale of formal dresswear annually.
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