The hundred-year-old sign was discovered by Howard and Anna Green when they were carrying out work on the Magdalen Street store after purchasing the site in March.

It is thought to date from the period when the premises operated as a barber's shop.

Part of the hundred-year-old sign on the old shop in Magdalen Street. (Image: Denise Bradley)

The retired couple have embarked on an ambitious restoration project which they hope will return the building to its former glory.

A FASCINATING MORNING

The pair were thrilled to discover the old sign was still there.

Anna Green, 66, a retired lecturer, said: “It was great. I had a memory of it from before and it was a fantastic morning.

“I was very relieved and excited that it was still there and my memory hadn’t played me false.

"I thought I might have dreamt it."

The old shop in Magdalen Street where new owners are hoping to renovate the sign. (Image: Denise Bradley)

The couple, who live near the building, say a shopkeeper from across the road is believed to have prevented........

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