2013 Bakery / Coffee Shop

History:

• CHEMIST Frederick Lovebrand 1861
  

  Grocer 1972

•  “  William W. Rhind   1868-1905
•  “  William Y. Rhind    1910
•  ARTISTS’ COLORMAN  “ 1922-50
•  GROCERS Alexander & Brother 1965-72

This was run by an elderly Greek couple, who sold to a  Sicilian family.Cold meats used to hang in the window.

•  PARTY SHOP Partymad 1986

 Partymad expanded into here from no. 67.

•  FASHION COMPANY  French & Teage Ltd                 & 1647 Ltd. 1991-2006

 Outsize women’s clothes.

•  PRIMROSE BAKERY and Coffee Shop 2013 (which featured in Harry Enfield’s Polish Cafe sketch)

We have received a message from the Meli family who used to run the grocery:

We sold everything –  grocers,  deli. I should explain that cold means news papers hanging outside the window toys sandwiches hot soups etc it was great times the electricity shop next door we called them Aunty Elise & Uncle Norman.  There was a young guy Ken,  then next door to that was the tailor shop my Sister’s Godfather Adam run it with his brother Michelo and the next shop was a sweet shop and the corner shop was the BBC costume shop. I  met a few celebrities including John Alderton, Pauline Collins etc plus David Essex lived round the corner too … great days!