79 Regent’s Park Road: Brown’s Wool Shop

 2013 Vegetarian Restaurant

History:

79 Regent's Park Road

Piers Morris (presumably) 1972

  • TOBACCONIST Miss Mary Ann Savage  1869
  • WATCHMAKER George Dovey 1875-95
  •  LADIES HAIRDRESSER
  • ”    George Ashby  1895-1900
  • ”    Bollas Sarnowski  1905
  • ”    Paul Heinzelmann 1910-15
  • ”    William Langley    1920-25
  • ”    John Arie Boss     1930-50

There does not appear ever to have been a ‘barber’ in Primrose Hill nor, until recently, any female hairdressers.

The number of hairdressers – usually about four – is a feature of the area which has remained constant. One who lasted a long time was Zambardi at 162.

  •  LADIES HAIRDRESSER
  • ”   Zenon  1955-65

It was in the 1960s that many shops started to have a ‘name’, other than that of the proprietor, leaseholder or manager.

  • FINE ART DEALER Piers Morris  1970-75
  • The shop was painted black inside, and sold African wood carvings.
  • HAIRDRESSER       Daniel & Christine 1980 
  • WOOL SHOP Brown’s Wool Shop 1982-88

    79 Regent's Park Road 1983

    Brown’s, 1983

Haberdashery  as well as wool was sold. Brown also had branches in Highgate and Wood Green. 

  • CAFE   Cafe 79 (vegetarian) 1989-present

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