2013
SJ4912 : Former Jessops store, Rous Hill
taken 12 years ago, near to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Former Jessops store, Rous Hill
The Shrewsbury premises of the national camera/photographic chain Jessops (of Leicester), which went into administration in January 2013 with the loss of over 1350 jobs nationally.
Update mid April 2013 - this store, along with a number of others around the country, has now re-opened as part of a slimmed-down relaunch of the chain SJ4912 : The re-opened Jessops store, Shrewsbury
Update mid April 2013 - this store, along with a number of others around the country, has now re-opened as part of a slimmed-down relaunch of the chain SJ4912 : The re-opened Jessops store, Shrewsbury
The Jessops Group Ltd
Jessop's were formed in Leicester in 1935 by Frank Jessop.
They were once the largest specialist supplier of photographic equipment in the UK. At their peak they had 335 stores. In 2007 the company suffered financial crisis, due to increased competition from supermarkets and internet retailers, and had to close some stores.
In January 2013 the company went into administration and its 187 remaining stores across the UK closed on January 11th with the loss of 1,370 jobs.
The brand was bought by entrepreneur Peter Jones and relaunched on 28 March 2013. Up to 30 stores are expected to re-open.
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- Grid Square
- SJ4912, 2791 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Richard Law (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 10 February, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 10 February, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 4906 1259 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:42.5139N 2:45.3241W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 4902 1261
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
