Cornish's Exeter - by Erin, Ellie and Georgie
This fortnight we found a Maynard School Magazine
from the years 1952-53. At the back, an advert was displayed
for Cornish's Exeter.
A close up of the 1952-3 advert
We decided to do some research on this company and
found that it had shut
down in 1991 and the building is now used by the store Snappy Snaps on the
corner of North Street and Fore Street.
The location of Cornish's in Exeter
Cornish’s supplied the school uniform for the
Maynard such as blazers for 45 to 63 shillings, which amounts to around £57-£79 in
today's money, according to an online inflation calculator.
They also sold school items such as panama hats and
gym tunics which we don't have today; instead, we have leggings and a school
shirt for gym, and we wear our own hats for winter.
Us by Waterloo with some modern P.E. kit and a junior school coat
Another thing we discovered was the telephone
number is 4 digits '3392' (very strange to our 2017 ears!). Our school number
is '3417', meaning that they set up their telephone before The Maynard did.
Georgie with the advert
Did you ever visit Cornish's Exeter for your school uniform?
As always, we'd love to hear from you.
Did you ever visit Cornish's Exeter for your school uniform?
As always, we'd love to hear from you.
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