We mention shops of the past, from time to time, and also welcome new ones that traders set up.
Brigg Blog receives many government and local government press releases by email, including some from the Office For National Statistics.
You might think the ONS an unlikely source for interesting information, but that's not the case.
In 1947 The Office For National Statistics began recording the prices of every day items on a ‘national shopping list’, to help calculate consumer price inflation.
The basket’s contents are reviewed every year to help ensure it accurately reflects consumer shopping patterns.
From corsets to corned beef, muesli to microwaves, explore the changes made to the basket since 1947 through the ONS Interactive Timeline, showing the changing tastes and habits of the UK.
VIEW IT THROUGH THIS LINK - WELL WORTH A LOOK
My grannie Turner's shopping bag of the 50's included...Dolly Blues, Range Blackening, a Stone (for stoning the front steps), a Pkt of 5 Woodbines, Brasso, Candles and Gas Mantles.....
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