Turning back time to compare household bills

Monday 31st January 2011, 11:30AM GMT.

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With talk of us heading into another recession and many people limiting their spend, Nicky Butler stepped back 100 years to see how we managed our household bills back then.

The cobbled streets of the Black Country Living Museum feature some of the Midland’s historic shops, and my first stop was Gregory’s General store.



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