The original Cole Brothers Department Store on the corner of Fargate and Church Street, c 1900The original Cole Brothers Department Store on the corner of Fargate and Church Street, c 1900
The original Cole Brothers Department Store on the corner of Fargate and Church Street, c 1900

Do you remember Cole's Corner? Take a look at the Sheffield Cole Brothers John Lewis store over the years

The famous Cole’s Corner, original home of Cole Brothers, as the city’s John Lewis store is still known to many Sheffielders, features in these pictures.

They come from the collection at Sheffield Archives, which can be found online on the Picture Sheffield website, https://www.picturesheffield.com/

The mark the news that the Barkers Pool store is to close, threatening the jobs of 299 staff. The company is considering the possibility of having a smaller store in the city.

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