A hundred and fourteen years, and about forty people on the final afternoon
The afternoon
Steady rather than busy. About forty people across four hours, most of whom bought something small and stayed longer than they needed to.
What was said
Very little about the closure. Mostly ordinary conversation, which seemed to be what everybody had decided on without discussing it.
What happens to it
The fittings are going to a museum, the building to a housing conversion, and the ledgers to the record office where they will be free.
