Joseph Della Porta was a department store located in The Square, Shrewsbury.
Founder Joseph Della Porta came to England in 1847 from Italy, and by 1857 had opened a small store on Princess Street, Shrewsbury.
[3] In 1929 John died, and his son Joseph William Della Porta took over, incorporating the business as a private limited company in 1930.
[5] In 1948 the business was purchased by the department store chain Hide & Co, who ran Della Portas as a subsidiary, with another Shrewsbury business purchased by Hide & Co in 1950 - drapers Edwin Powell & Son being run by Della Portas.
[7] In 1975 Hide & Co was purchased by House of Fraser who rebranded the store under the Rackhams name.