Recent necrology, March 2018

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Roger Bannister, 1929-2018
  British doctor, academic and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-four-minute mile in the 1952 Olympics

• Emma Hannigan, 1972-2018
  Bestselling Irish author and blogger

    

• Philip Kerr, 1956-2018
  British author known for his Bernie Gunther historical thrillers

• Jesús López Cobos, 1940-2018
  Spanish conductor with a multinational resumé

• Peter Temple, 1946-2018
  Australian crime fiction author. Read Dan’s post Vale, Peter Temple (& Jack Irish)

Simpson & Williams, 238 High Street, Christchurch: Picturing Canterbury

Simpson & Williams, 238 High Street, Christchurch [1925]. File Reference CCL PhotoCD 6, IMG0007.

This store advertised itself as “The busy booksellers, stationers and printers “. Envelopes, writing paper, pen and ink were provided free. Stamps could be purchased here, as could postcards of local and New Zealand views, magazines, etc.

The business had its origins in a printing and stationery firm, founded in 1862 by J.T. Hughes which, in 1878, was purchased by Alfred Simpson and J.S. Williams. The store remained in operation until 1972, with the printing business closing in the following year.

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Simpson & Williams, 238 High Street, Christchurch

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