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menswear WE’VE MOVED! BLACKS menswear opened in Stafford in 1993, but Blacks was established as a company in Newcastle under Lyme some 188 years earlier. With the Newcastle store moving several times over the years to different locations within the town, now enjoying a commanding position in Pepper street, with a large two storey shop. In 1825 a tailoring business was established on the first Black's site in the High Street, Newcastle, where Clarks shoe shop is now. The name came from James Lindsey Black who traded under his name from the 1880s. His son took over until the early 1940s, and in 1949 it was bought by John and Gladys Kirkham, and has remained in the family to date. It is one of Staffordshire's oldest businesses. 37 Mill Street, Stafford, ST16 2AJ Tel: 01785 258648 Open Monday-Friday 9.30am-5.30pm Saturday 9.00am-5.30pm 20 December 2013/ January 2014