Robinson's of Horncastle store to close after 93 years

A family-run electricals store is closing its doors for the last clip aft much than 90 years.

Robinson's of Horncastle has been trading successful the Lincolnshire marketplace municipality since 1930.

Andy Robinson, 69, said it was with "great sadness" that helium and his woman were announcing their status and the closure of the shop.

"We would similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey each of our customers and friends implicit the years," helium added.

Mr Robinson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "It's been a photographer's store that my granddad started, a vigor store and past televisions.

"We've inactive got the archetypal tv we archetypal rented retired successful the 1950s.

"I daren't plug it in, but I situation accidental it would work."

Mr Robinson said 1 of his fondest memories was revamping the store portion his begetter was connected holiday.

"We took retired a 2ft ceramic partition and six girders successful the ceiling and we did it each successful astir a week and a half," helium said.

Mr Robinson besides recalled being asked to halt utilizing the tagline "No 1 successful the High Street" - adjacent though it was factually close arsenic the shop's code was 1 High Street.

"I was told I couldn't usage it, but I tin due to the fact that we are," helium added.

Despite it being hard work, Mr Robinson said helium had truly enjoyed his clip astatine the store - but was present acceptable for a break, adding: "I'm astir apt going to person a vacation arsenic soon arsenic this batch gets sorted out."