A GENTS' outfitters has marked its golden jubilee at a city centre store in Durham.
Greenwoods menswear has developed from humble origins as a small family-owned business in Bradford, in 1860.
It spread nationwide after the First World War, reaching a peak with a chain of 261 outlets by 1971, when Walter Greenwood, who spearheaded the company's growth, died.
Greenwoods has 123 high street shops across the country, including its original premises in Durham. The Silver Street branch, which opened 50 years ago, was among the first in the North-East.
To mark the 140th anniversary of the company and 50 years in Durham, a competition was run among customers calling at the shop.
Fittingly, it was a regular Greenwoods customer, David Reed, whose entry was selected in a grand draw.
Mr Reed, 72, of Newton Hall, Durham, was presented with a bottle of champagne by the city's mayor, Councillor George Wharton, at the branch yesterday
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