The Standard ran a piece about Wide Bargate in November of that year, focusing on the range of options for visitors in the run-up to Christmas. “The merits of Boston’s Wide Bargate are well-known,” it wrote. “Parking facilities are the best in town, there are cafes and restaurants for a light snack or a substantial meal, and the many shops and stores cater for the needs of all members of the family.”
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For men, gift suggestions included: car accessories ('be it a shiny exhaust deflector or a wide range of road maps or a set of seat covers'), a corkscrew with a golfball handle, smoking products (such as cigarettes in presentation boxes), and LPs. Photo: Midlands
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