“That was my family’s business, I worked there in the 1980s,” he told us. “John Smith & Co wool shop was based on Sauchiehall Street and when it closed down, the spinning wheel, which was displayed on the façade, went to the People’s Palace.” Our story had been prompted by Carol Davies, who wanted to find out more about the shop her mother Jane – now 97 - had loved dearly when she worked there as a young woman in the 30s. Fergus added: “I was so touched to read Jane’s memories, I dug out the old boxes of advertising material, log books and merchandise to see what I could find.