Kirkcaldie and Stains Ltd. 150 Years old.

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Hello all, Kirkcaldie and Stains department store, the store that I spent the majority of my working life in, celebrates 150 years of trading this year. Mr John Kirkcaldie and Mr Robert Stain opened the doors in Wellington, in the year 1863. It has had an amazing history and is very much a part of the history of this city. This past Saturday I was invited to participate in the parade through the streets to open the celebrations. It was a terrific day and it was great to see the large crowd that turned out to help the store celebrate. It shows how much the store means to the public of Wellington. As I will be away overseas for the next 3 months, and will miss the majority of events, I wish the store a very successful birthday. I, and I hope everyone involved, had a magic day. Great to see everyone Pip/Rod

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Photos

Kirkcaldie and Stains
Looking at the store along Lambton Quay .

Fashion of the day.
Maureen, Jodie and Lisa get into the spirit wearing the fashion of yesteryear.

Today and yesteryear meet.
Bruce and Mary show the different styles with Jodie in the background.

Waiting for instructions
The yesteryear folk wait for the parade to start.

Very patient horses
The Horse and drey standing in front of the store after delivering folk to the store. Just like the old days.

Yesteryear folk.
The parade finishes in front of the store were a ribbon was cut to open the celebrations.

Crowd scene
A lot of the staff and a lot of public welcomed the parade on arrival.

Another crowd scene.
It was a great day.

And the band played on
The modern band up top and the yesteryears down below.

Well!! Look who's here.
Could this be Mr Kirkcaldie and Mr Stain. If so they have held their age rather well.

Lambton Bear.
Lambton looks after Lyn and myself at the end of the day. Magic day