Mex@feddit.ukM to Canterbury, Kent@feddit.ukEnglish · 12 days ago‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’www.kentonline.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-link‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’www.kentonline.co.ukMex@feddit.ukM to Canterbury, Kent@feddit.ukEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareChee_Koala@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-212 days ago£22,114.87 corrected for inflation. Must be nice. *https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator?number.Sections[0].Fields[0].Value=2900¤t_year=135.625&comparison_year=135.625
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days ago Saving money by working nights at the Kingsman’s bakery in Sturry, Bill brokered a deal with the owner of number nine Borough and parted with the princely sum of £2,900, which works out at £57,328 in today’s money. The article works it out to over double that.
£22,114.87 corrected for inflation. Must be nice.
*https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator?number.Sections[0].Fields[0].Value=2900¤t_year=135.625&comparison_year=135.625
The article works it out to over double that.