Quote Originally Posted by Colin Wilkinson View Post
There has been a history of the police already. I am sitting on another police history (by Terry Cook) but am waiting until times improve (could be a bit of a wait unfortunately). However, I have doubts about how well it would sell knowing many people's ambivalent attitudes towards authority. Schools are different - most people having spent their formative years in them. Shops are a bit more difficult - although a pictorial record of the great 'lost' institutions such as Woolworths, Owen Owens, Blacklers - and, shortly, Lewis's has great appeal. We've all shopped in them and many have worked in them (even George Harrison). Liverpool has a great place in retail history - it would make a fascinating book with the right content.
Has there?
Title and author, please.