PLANS have been submitted for a major conversion of the former Dawson’s Music store in Sankey Street, Warrington.
The proposals are to convert the building into four apartments, offices and two smaller retail shops.
Dawson’s closed the store in 2019 after trading in Warrington for 121-years.
At the time, it was claimed the store was a victim of online shopping.It has stood empty ever since.
Developers say the proposal will make little difference to the exterior appearance of the three-storey building.
Dawson’s was founded in 1898 by piano tuner John Dawson and has had a major presence from its Sankey Street HQ, since 1914.
During the 1970s and 1980s it was the “go to” store for youngsters buying their first records in Warrington. But later it changed to concentrate on the sale of musical instruments and running a muic school.
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Gets my initial support – how about a music based shop ? Say a coffee themed record cafe arts place gallery?
Gets my initial support – how about a music based shop ? Say a coffee themed record cafe arts place gallery?
Run by the Rick God ?
We have a piano bought from Dawson’s by my husband’s late Grandma with her first pay packet in 1926, she was 14.