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Snowball & Son was a department store located in Gateshead. ==History== In 1850, William Snowball opened his department store at 15-12 High Street, Gateshead. The store sold a variety of household goods and furnishings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gateshead Local History )〕 William's older brother James Snowball was a successful businessman running the Snowball Fire Brick company and owning several Collierys.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lime Kiln Chronicles Fall/Winter 2013/14 )〕 In 1882 William retired from the business to be replaced by his son, George Laverick Snowball and his son-inlaw William Fenwick McAllum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clan McFarlane & Associated Clans Genealogy )〕 By 1889 the business employed over 200 people and was known as the ''Harrods of the North'' by locals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clan McFarlane & Associated Clans Genealogy )〕 However, during the Second World War the business struggled like many small department stores in the United Kingdom and closed its doors.〔Gateshead Through time by Nick Neave〕 The building was used from 1946 to 1949 by Shephards department store while the building was being rebuilt after a devastating fire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Snowball & Son」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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