Television and Radio retailers from 1922 to 2000.
- LOUIS IN LEICESTER, ENGLAND, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1934 . . . AND . . . ! - Jazz Lives, 16 December 2015
A report from the Leicester Mercury, June 3, 1964:
"Another spectacular fire occurred at Cowlings TV and record shop, on Belvoir Street. Two pumps and a turntable ladder were dispatched, finding the ground and first floors well alight.
"Further pumps were requested, making six in total plus a second turntable ladder, requiring outside brigade assistance.
"Firemen were injured by exploding plate glass windows. Five jets and breathing apparatus were needed to extinguish the fire."
Comments
Name: Gary Smith
Comment: I was too young to see that lovely old music store in Leicester, but heard so much about it, if it was here today I would go in and have a look around, looking at the lovely old things they had in the store.
(2021)
Name: Peter Merricks
Comment: I worked at Cowlings in Belvoir Street in the 1970s. I don't recall them being in St Nicholas Street, in fact, I cannot find a street with that name. Only Circle, Place and Walk. I know that they also had a place on St Peters Road. There was a fire at the Belvoir Road store in 1964, pretty well gutted the place, but that was a bit before I worked there. I'd have been 11 years old then.
(2022)
I also found an advert in the ‘Leicester Daily Mercury’ dated 17th September 1930: “COWLING BROS. ST. NICHOLAS STREET, LEICESTER (Corner of Great Central Street).” ... and another advert dated 10th February 1939: “COWLING BROS. BELVOIR STREET (just around the corner from Granby Street) and ST. NICHOLAS STREET, LEICESTER • Tel: 60653.”