If you missed the exhibition, contact the Society if you are interested in their work.
If you missed our 2023 exhibition, we have made some of the information boards available for you, which complement the You-Tube video available on the link below.
They feature Amelia Ray, who ran a successful draper's shop in High Street, Newtown for a decade during the 1870s where the shopping experience was changing rapidly with the coming of the railways and the postal service. We have a large collection of papers about her business which tell us about her customers and her suppliers. She was in direct competition with Pryce Jones whose shop was nearby until he moved his business to the new Royal Welsh Warehouse near the station in 1879.
To catch up on what you missed, head for the Past Exhibitions where you can see several of our past exhibitions listed. NB these links work better if you have a full screen on your computer, or a tablet device. You will be surprised by some of the interesting jobs that a draper's shop took on at the time. We have an excellent Exhibition Guide, a few copies of which are still available if you contact us, which tells more of the story.
If you would like a short preview of the exhibition, check out this YouTube link.