ESTELA'S THRIFT SHOP— WE LOVE HISTORY

One of the earliest known charity shops in the United Kingdom was set up by the Wolverhampton Society for the Blind (now called the Beacon Centre for the Blind) in 1899 to sell goods made by blind people to raise money for the Society. However, it was during the Second World War that the charity shop became widespread. Edinburgh University Settlement opened their "Thrift Shop for Everyone" in Edinburgh in 1937, the Red Cross opened up its first charity shop at 17 Old Bond Street, London in 1941. ESTELA'S THRIFT SHOP FB PAGE and ESTELA'S THRIFT SHOP INSTAGRAM