Other places · North East England
Bainbridge's
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Bainbridge's in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Monument · 0.1 km
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
Bainbridge's is located in Newcastle upon Tyne with the postcode NE1 7DE, and the nearest railway station is Monument, which is 0.1 km away. Entry is accessible for wheelchair users.
About
Bainbridge's is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bainbridge's (company name Bainbridge & Co) was a major department store in Eldon Square in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The store, which is now branded as John Lewis Newcastle, moved to its current site in 1976, but the company dates back to 1838. It claimed to be the first true department store in the world, having begun recording weekly turnover separately by department in 1849. In 2002, after a vote by store employees, the owner John Lewis changed the official name to John Lewis Newcastle.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The store dates back to 1838, when Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge went into partnership with William Alder Dunn and opened a drapers and fashion shop in Newcastle's Market Street. Despite success the two partners fell out and went their separate ways. Their partnership was dissolved in 1841. In 1849 there were 23 separate departments, with weekly takings recorded by department, the basis for its claim to be the world's first true department store. This ledger survives and is now kept in the archives of the John Lewis Partnership. Emerson became the sole proprietor in 1855. By the 1870s there were more than forty retail departments. Emerson Bainbridge died in 1892 and his sons took over the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9750, -1.6140
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 7DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Nearest railway station
- Monument — 0.1 km
- Official site
- lane7.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4848525 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bainbridge's (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bainbridge's?
- Bainbridge's is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 7DE), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Bainbridge's?
- Bainbridge's in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bainbridge's?
- The nearest railway station is Monument, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 7DE.
- How do I get to Bainbridge's?
- The nearest railway station is Monument, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 7DE.