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Patrick William Thomson was the son of Thomas Thomson, a successful business man who opened his first store in Edinburgh in 1845 at 2 Shadwick Place, moving to 135 Princes Street in 1848. By 1860, when Patrick was born, his father was a draper employing 6 men. | |||
In 1881 Patrick was living with his family and working as a silk mercer and in 1889 he opened a small haberdashery and drapery shop on South Bridge. He then moved to a larger store at 15 North Bridge. Patrick died in 1907. The business grew here to be a larger department store, occupying 3-29 North Bridge and having 60 departments. These departments included clothes, boots, shoes, furniture, carpets, drapery and toys.The Palm Court restaurant in the store had views over Edinburgh and an in-house orchestra. There was also a hairdressers. | |||
In 1926 the store was purchased by a holding company, Scottish Drapery Corporation, but retained the name Patrick Thomson, which was abreviated by locals to PTs. It styled itself as ''The Shopping Centre of Scotland'' and at one time could claim to be the most popula store in Edinburgh. The holding company was purchased by House of Fraser in 1952, but the store continued to trade as Patrick Thomson. The re-organisation of House of Fraser in the 1970s led to the store being rebranded as an Arnotts in 1976. It closed in 1981 and was converted into the Calton Hotel, which opened in 1984. | |||
Revision as of 23:15, 13 May 2023
Patrick William Thomson was the son of Thomas Thomson, a successful business man who opened his first store in Edinburgh in 1845 at 2 Shadwick Place, moving to 135 Princes Street in 1848. By 1860, when Patrick was born, his father was a draper employing 6 men.
In 1881 Patrick was living with his family and working as a silk mercer and in 1889 he opened a small haberdashery and drapery shop on South Bridge. He then moved to a larger store at 15 North Bridge. Patrick died in 1907. The business grew here to be a larger department store, occupying 3-29 North Bridge and having 60 departments. These departments included clothes, boots, shoes, furniture, carpets, drapery and toys.The Palm Court restaurant in the store had views over Edinburgh and an in-house orchestra. There was also a hairdressers.
In 1926 the store was purchased by a holding company, Scottish Drapery Corporation, but retained the name Patrick Thomson, which was abreviated by locals to PTs. It styled itself as The Shopping Centre of Scotland and at one time could claim to be the most popula store in Edinburgh. The holding company was purchased by House of Fraser in 1952, but the store continued to trade as Patrick Thomson. The re-organisation of House of Fraser in the 1970s led to the store being rebranded as an Arnotts in 1976. It closed in 1981 and was converted into the Calton Hotel, which opened in 1984.
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