'A paragon of lucidity and taste': The Peter Jones department store (Shopping in England)

The survey and research into the Peter Jones department store was initially undertaken by Kathryn Morrison and Tony Calladine in July 1998 as part of a wider project on the history of Shops and Shopping. The project was begun by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England in 1998 and is now being continued by English Heritage. It is national in scope and ai ms to analyse the development of English shops and shopping from the mediev al period to the present day, using buildings as the primary evidence. The project will consider the impact of changing shopping habits on the built e nvironment from the historical and architectural viewpoint.