Trade Secrets
5th October 2018
Eimear Friers – I wanted my box to be designed in a way that would look at home in the shop; with an aesthetic that echoed the […]
5th October 2018
Gail Mahon – A box for C.S. Lewis, who was born in Belfast and having visited the North Coast in his childhood, it captures his youthful imagination […]
5th October 2018
Gail Mahon – The Forum Restaurant upstairs located on the busy Church Street, right at the heart of Coleraine. A prime retail position and previously inhabited by […]
5th October 2018
Gail Mahon – Where Romaya Hair Sanctuary stands today, many ladies toiled inside the shirt factory (Houstons 1944-2008) tuning out the noise of sewing machines with sounds […]
5th October 2018
Elaine Taylor – Past and present, old and new. I have used items to represent both the current vintage shop and the bank that was once […]
5th October 2018
Laura Nelson – The S&T Moore site was once home of Christie’s picture house, opened 1914, renamed the Palace in 1963 and closed in the seventies. This […]
5th October 2018
Elaine Taylor – Whoosh is located on Bell House Lane, near where the curfew bell used to hang as far back as the seventeenth century. The curfew […]
5th October 2018
David Turner – When I first saw the early photos of Moores, I was really intrigued by the layout of the shop. I really liked the tall […]
5th October 2018
Gail Mahon – The box design for Dixons of Coleraine was inspired by its retail history where for decades it has been a hub of fashion and […]
5th October 2018
The following Coleraine businesses participated in the project. Click on any of their names to explore their stories. Business What’s there now What it used to […]
5th October 2018
Trade Secrets engaged local people and traders in a celebration of the history of the High Street, using a range of platforms to share their stories […]