Pictured: Gaetano Manzi, 1920s – by kind permission of Eugene Manzi I met Eugene Manzi at one of Primrose Hill’s many patisserie/coffee shops, this one (or was it the place next door?) stocked with a minimalist display of startlingly coloured cupcakes. … Continue reading
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The First Post Office in Primrose Hill: 9 Princess Road
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2013 Hair and Beauty History: GROCER Christopher Loughmon 1861 GROCER & POST OFFICE RECEIVING HOUSE, MONEY ORDER OFFICE & SAVINGS BANK 1865-1986/87 Christopher Loughmon 1865-1881 Frederick Rouse 1889 Philip Syms 1895 William Kenny 1901 Joseph Tomlinson & Son 1905 Thomas Morgan 1920 Sydney Murphy 1922 Henry … Continue reading
‘Singing while he arranged the fruit’: 51 Regent’s Park Road
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2013 Café History: CONFECTIONER Thomas Masters 1855-60 This was the first confectioner in Primrose Hill. Many others have been and gone in all the local streets. CONFECTIONER John Miller 1860-65 “ Mrs Mary Miller 1865-75 “ John Marshall 1880-85 DRESSMAKER Mrs Ada Fooks 1890 CONFECTIONER … Continue reading
2 Erskine Road: Shengaia
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2013 Beauty care products History: COFFEE ROOMS Thomas Sears 1868-71 & FRENCH POLISHER ” 1871 COFFEE ROOMS William Norton 1871-81 CHIMNEY SWEEPER John Langton 1889 “ George Chappell 1895-1910 BOOT MAKER William Rann 1895-05 “ Herman Hulland 1910-22 FIREWOOD DEALER George Chappell 1922 DAIRY Welfare Dairies … Continue reading
13 Princess Road: Tailors, Hats and Dining Rooms
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2013 Garden shop History: DINING ROOMS Thomas Jefferson 1865 “ Alfred Melbourne 1871 “ Thomas Scratchley 1875 “ William Lewis 1881 COFFEE ROOMS Bartholomew Higgins 1889 “ Thomas Driver 1895-1901 “ William Greenslade 1905 TAILOR Vaclav Hejno 1922 “ Maurice Singer 1929 WIRELESS SUPPLIES Mark Singer 1935-50 DYERS & CLEANERS S. & … Continue reading
38 Chalcot Road: The Bentley Acoustic Corporation
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2013 Pottery History: BUTCHER Robert Turner 1871-1922 “ James Turner 1929-30 The words ‘TURNER’ and ‘BUTCHER’ are still just visible in green-and-white tile frames on the outside of the shop. Some internal features are intact: the cashier’s wooden booth, a large area of white tiles and the meat rail … Continue reading
Molly Butler’s Smallware Shop: 15 Princess Road
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Private house since the 1970s History: BOOT AND SHOE MAKER Thomas Holmes 1865-82 DRESSMAKER Miss Marian Brown 1889 DRESSMAKERS 1895-1922 Misses Clara, Ellen & Florence Brown MILLINERS 1929-30 Misses Ellen & Florence Brown DRAPER Mrs Constance Selby 1940 “ Miss Margaret Wilson 1945 “ John Wilson 1950 “ Charles Mobbs … Continue reading
The Mews: 53 Regent’s Park Road
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No. 53 is the entrance to St. George’s Mews. History: Over the years the accommodation over the entrance appears to have been home to various artisans who had workshops or stables behind in the mews. LIVERY STABLES Frederick Fince 1855 Retired … Continue reading
3 Erskine Road: George Lemon, Newsagent
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2013 Women’s Clothes Shop History: CHIMNEY SWEEPER Thomas Barrows 1871 FURNITURE DEALER Richard Gifford 1895 CHANDLER’S SHOP Mrs Elizabeth Somers 1922-30 “ Mrs B.R. Stratford 1935 SHOPKEEPER William Neck 1940 NEWSAGENT George Lemon 1945-57 “ Jeans 1960-65 “ Haskin’s 1970-72 … Continue reading
67 Gloucester Avenue: Partymad!
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2013 History: GROCER & CHEESEMONGER “ Ann Nicholson 1861 “ John Burt 1868-71 “ Mrs Catherine Burt 1875 GROCER “ 1881-1901 “ Frank Burt 1905-10 “ Benjamin Jones 1922 Mrs Mary Blackbourn 1929 “ Ernest Limehear 1935+? “ Benjamin Stevenson 1940-55 … Continue reading