The name itself brings back happy memories and during the 1960s, 70s and 80s, gained a cult following with their famous giveaways and distinctly humourous brand of advertising.
For more than half a century Harrington’s served the people of Sheffield and then Doncaster in its later years. But what was it that made the clothes shop in the market such a success?
Was it the because it was the place to go for on trend and fast fashion fixes? If you needed a bomber jacket, sunglasses in mid December or a pair of Farah’s you’d head to Harrignton’s.
Brian Harrington, who joined the family business in 1969, spoke to The Star when the Doncaster doors closed for good in 2017, he said: “Who could forget the now infamous infamous communal changing room. You had to climb up a ladder to the stock room if you wanted to try anything on.
“We had a couple of 30ft benches made and people just slipped in there, found a space on the bench and tried on what they wanted.”
It was the opening of the out of city retail centre Meadowhall in 1990 that sealed Harringtons’ fate in Sheffield, causing them to relocate to Doncaster from their home town and stayed there until the Doncaster Market store also closed in 2017, ending the Harringtons legacy.
But what were your memories of Harrington’s? Did you get a digital watch as part of one of the silly advertising promotions and it’s still working. What was it like climbing the ladder to the stock room to try anything on. Share your stories with us at [email protected]