Dingle’s Department Store, Exeter
Cyril Arthur Farey was a well-regarded architect and watercolour painter. This drawing of Dingles (later House of Fraser) is a visual record of a pivotal moment in the architectural history of Exeter’s shopping area. Princesshay opened in the 1950s. It was the first pedestrianised shopping street in the country. It replaced the pre-war area known as Bedford Circus that was heavily damaged during the Second World War. This painting also records a time when cars were permitted on the High Street, an area restricted to bicycles and public transport today.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 92/2002/1
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- Watercolour on Paper
- Common Name
- Dingle’s Department Store, Exeter
- Simple Name
- Drawing
- Period Classification
- Modern (1945-)
- Production Town
- LondonLondon
- Production Country
- England; England
- Production Date
- 1949
- Production Person Initials
- Cyril ArthurJohn J
- Production Person Surname
- FareyAdams
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
