It was a bit like an early Dunelm Mill with all the soft furnishings to style a 1980s home. It was on Cherry Tree Road next to the former Hypermarket (where Asda is now) and opened in 1982 with a keen investment of £500k.
It quickly became a one-stop shop for wallpaper, curtains and bedding and sold all the trendy chintzy styles which the 80s is remembered for. But on March 19 1988 shoppers fled a massive blaze. It quickly engulfed the popular store and destroyed Storey’s Carpets next door. However it rose from the ashes and a brand new shop opened the following year. It continued through the 1990s but closed for good in 2003.
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1. Texstyle World, 80s
Texstyle World in Cherry Tree Road was the home furnishing store of the 80s, until fire engulfed it Photo: National World
3. Texstyle World, 80s
Firefighters at the scene. Shoppers fortunately fled the store in time before 50 ft flames, fanned by strong winds, reduced the stores to smouldering shells Photo: National World
4. Texstyle World, 80s
1980s home furnishings - chintzy florals, nets and pastels Photo: National World
5. Texstyle World, 80s
Can you remember these bedroom collections? So typical of the day... Photo: National World
6. Texstyle World, 80s
Home of made-to-measure curtains, Coloroll wallpaper, net curtains and kids bedding such as Return of the Jedi and old favourites Paddington Bear Photo: National World