This shop, originally built in 1900 was destroyed in august 2011 when mindless retarded looters rampaged through town smashing what they could not steal .
A wide angle view showing Powis street at the junction with Calderwood street
This modern block replaced a large Furlongs store that was demolished in 1960.. This block was built in 1964-65 . Argos was previously a Wallis supermarket . Clarkes shoes was originally George Scobles bath centre and then Brentford nylons. For some years the local job centre had offices above Clarkes.