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This shows the new branch of Montague Burton, mens' tailors, under construction. It was opened the year after this photo in 1932.
Above the store was a snooker lounge and (originally) the Empress Ballroom. After World War II, the ballroom was taken over by Pearl Paling, a noted local ballroom dancer and dance teacher who renamed it the Princess Ballroom (although it was and is still known locally as just Paling's). In the 1960s this became probably the premier music and dancing venue for the town's young people and is still fondly remembered by many.
The building still stands. It is now the local branch of the McDonald's burger chain. '
