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CLICK HERE FOR OUR GALLERY OF
PICTURES OF HURRANS THROUGH THE AGES
ONE OF THE UK'S FIRST GARDEN CENTRES
The site for the first garden centre was on part of the main nursery of eight acres in Churchdown, bought in 1928. Six acres were sold for housing development and the remaining two acres developed as the garden centre. Sadly, Alfred Hurran died in 1965, having failed to live long enough to see the garden centre started.
Hurrans Garden Centre, Churchdown was officially opened in 1967 by the BBC gardening expert Percy Thrower. The centre, under Alan Barnett as manager and two staff, proved a huge success. So successful in fact that the decision was taken to phase out the florist shops completely - and concentrate exclusively on garden centres.
Keynsham was the next acquisition opening in 1977. The West Hagley centre followed in 1978, West Drayton (Middlesex) in 1981 and Rake in 1985.
Following the company's decision to regionalise its operations, Rake, the branches at West Drayton and Keynsham were sold and four other centres opened - these being at Banbury, Leamington Spa, Malvern and Cowbridge.
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