Newcastle's old borough markets, with Rundles Workrooms.
Rundles: A Novocastrian tailoring institution
The Novocastrian tailoring institution of Rundles began in 1908 when founder Richard Thomas Rundle set up business in Thorn Street, later moving to 108 Hunter Street. Rundle saw the potential of sewing machines to speed up suit manufacture before many other tailors and found a profitable niche. Richard Thomas Rundle Rundles staff picnic, photo by Ralph Snowball In December 1939 Mrs C.E.A. Rundle bought the Hunter Street building formerly occupied by the Lane and Trewartha store. She moved her tailoring business into half the new premises on Christmas Eve of that year. The old Lane and…