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An entrance to Clarks Village
Clarks Village is a designer outlet shopping complex at Street in the English county of Somerset. The centre includes more than 90 shops. There are also coffee shops, refreshment stalls and a dining area shared by fast food chains [1], mostly selling goods at a discount to high street prices.
It is sited in the redundant factory buildings of C&J Clark which was established in the village during the 19th century when Cyrus Clark started a business in sheepskin rugs, later joined by his brother James, who introduced the production of woollen slippers and, later, boots and shoes.[2] but shoes are no longer manufactured there.
The Shoe Museum, which is a short distance from Clarks Village[3], provides a wealth of information about the history of Clarks and footwear manufacture in general,[3] and a selection of shop display showcards from the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s,[4] and television advertisements.[5] The frontage of the shoe museum includes the clock tower and water tower.[6]
The site is owned by the Hermes Real Estate group and managed by REALM Ltd,[1] who also manage a number of other outlet centres in the United Kingdom.
References
- ^ a b "REALM corporate brochure" (PDF). REALM. pp. 11. http://www.realm.ltd.uk/images/corporate-brochure.pdf.
- ^ Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 1902007018.
- ^ a b "Shoe Museum". Information Britain. http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=2461. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "The Shoe Museum, Street". Nothing to see here. http://www.nothingtoseehere.net/2007/06/the_shoe_museum_street.html. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "The Shoe Museum". Somerset Tourist Guide. http://www.somersettouristguide.com/Street/The_Shoe_Museum_1011.asp. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Main roadside frontage to Clarks Factory, Clock Tower, 5 bay right return and Water Tower". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=267782. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
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Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 2°44′24″W / 51.128361°N 2.739866°W
Categories:- Companies based in Somerset
- Shopping centres in Somerset
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