Although many things have changed in the 46 years since these pictures were taken, plenty hasn t. Most of the shops have changed but the majority of the buildings have stayed the same.
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eales and St Peter’s Church. The lost Beales department store can be seen on the right with the spire of St Peter s Church looming in the background. Last year Chief Executive and owner of Beales, Tony Brown named high business rates and difficult trading as the reasons why the company went into administration. Janis Pozzetti wrote on the Daily Echo s Facebook page: Beales is the last of the original stores in Bournemouth. It is such a shame.