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Name: Monty Chapman.
Comment: There was a record shop here in the 1940s & 1950s called Elliott's Music Store which used to have a great browsing area and separate booths with headphones where you could listen to current 78s, 45s and the new LPs. Wow!
“GRAMOPHONES AND RECORDS. AGENTS FOR MARCONIPHONE WIRELESS RECEIVING SETS. Box Office for all London Theatres. W. J. ELLIOTT, Ltd., Chequer Street, St. Albans. Also at WATFORD, HARROW & HARPENDEN.”
... and this advert in the 'Hertford Mercury & Reformer' dated 17th March 1939:
“W. J. ELLIOTT LTD. 150 FORE STREET, HERTFORD. PHONE 89. And at ST. ALBANS, WATFORD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY.”
... also this adddress in the 'Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette' dated 19th April 1940:
“W. J. Elliott Ltd., 14a, High Street, Watford, Tel. Wat. 4238.”
... plus this address in the 'Herts & Essex Observer' dated 29th February 1952:
“W. J. ELLIOTT Ltd., 76, Fore St., Hertford. Tel. Hertford 2989.”