Dickens Village

City Lights opened in September of 1991 as a small 1000 Sq. Ft operation intended only to be open 3 days a week. Brian Young, the owner, had been retired for 2 years from being Managing Director of a large retail group in London but was in need of some interest and a small shop in a seasonal business sounded ideal. Motivated not by money, but rather just the need to be occupied, the concept of City Lights was created.

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