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The first Wilkinson store was opened by James Kemsey Wilkinson and his fiancee Mary Cooper at 151 Charnwood Street, Leicester in 1930, and a second store was opened in Wigston Magna, near Leicester, in 1932. Nine branches were opened by 1939. [9] The Beaconsfield store can be seen in the background of a scene in the film Brief Encounter (1945).
James Kemsey "JK" Wilkinson (6 December 1906 – 18 December 1997) was an English businessman, the founder of the high street chain Wilko. In 2014, it was reported that Wilko had 372 stores, 23,000 employees and annual revenues of £1.5 billion. [2] Wilko collapsed into administration, on 10 August 2023. [3]
Dunelm Group plc, trading as Dunelm, is a British home furnishings retailer operating in the United Kingdom. One of the largest homeware retailers in the UK, the company headquarters are in Syston, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. [ 2] Until 2013 the company traded as Dunelm Mill.[ 3]
64-year-old Drake died in hospital in early April 1980 as a result of suffering a brutal but weaponless nighttime assault in York Street, Leeds, on 29 December 1979. His assailant was described as a slim man aged 18 to 25 wearing a dark leather-type jacket and flared trousers. [ 12][ 13] April 1980. Lillian Wright.
Kieran Wilkinson (born 3 October 1999) is an English rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby, he previously played for Leicester Tigers. [1] [2] He was educated at Kirkham Grammar School. [3] [4] On 4 July 2023 Wilkinson joined Leicester from his previous club Sale Sharks. [5]
Rackhams was a British department store that opened in Birmingham, England in 1881. The business became part of the Harrods group in 1955, before Harrods was purchased by House of Fraser in 1959. As part of the Harrods grouping in House of Fraser, during the 1970s the Rackhams name was selected to be used as the Midlands and parts of the North ...
List of Leicester City F.C. players. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Leicester City, although it includes players who were with the club when it was called Leicester Fosse. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches and/or scored 50 or more senior goals for the club.
Leicester Market. Stalls in Leicester Market selling fruit and vegetables. Leicester Market is a market in The City of Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower. It is around 800 years old and was moved to the current site around 700 years ago. It is the largest outdoor covered market in Europe.