McDowells Ltd Commercial organisation Department store established in George Street near the Post Office as a partnership between three drapers, John McDowell, Charles Johnston and W J Coogan. Milestone Opened 1889 {"name":"Opened","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1889<\/span>"},"date_start":"1889","date_end":"1889"} Incorporated Mark Foy's 1968 {"name":"Merged into","target":"Mark Foy's","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1968<\/span>"},"date_start":"1968","date_end":"1968"} Merged into Waltons Limited 1972 {"name":"Merged into","target":"Waltons Limited","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1972<\/span>"},"date_start":"1972","date_end":"1972"} Name Alternate McDowells Holdings Ltd {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"McDowells Holdings Ltd","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Alternate McDowell & Hughes 1895 - 1917 {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"McDowell & Hughes","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1895<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1917<\/span>"},"date_start":"1895","date_end":"1917"} Type Commercial organisation {"name":"Commercial organisation","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} image