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Colsons

Former department store in Exeter, England

Colsons, later Dingles and House of Fraser, was a department store located in Exeter, Devon, England. Located on the High Street, the store was founded in 1792, then expanded after damage in the Second World War.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Hotel Indigo, Exeter High Street (geograph 6451602)
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Colsons, later Dingles and House of Fraser, was a department store located in Exeter, Devon, England. Located on the High Street, the store was founded in 1792, then expanded after damage in the Second World War.2

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