Primrose Hill Books 2013
History:
- LADIES’ OUTFITTER Miss Elizabeth Davis 1895-1900
- PLUMBER William Kell 1895-1900
- BUILDERS Robert Bucknell & son 1905
- IRONMONGERS Robert Bucknell & son 1910
- ESTATE AGENTS Bucknells Ltd 1915-20
- AUCTIONEERS Bucknell’s Ltd 1925
- ESTATE & HOUSE AGENTS Bucknell’s Ltd 1930-55
- BUILDERS Bucknell’s Ltd 1955
- CLEANERS J. & M. Cleaners 1969-70
- ANTIQUES Adam’s Antiques 1972
- BOOKSHOP Primrose Hill Books 1980-present
There were others in the late 1800s, then a long gap from 1900-65.The first bookshop in this road was at 107 in 1872. The trade picked up again with a second-hand bookshop at 81 from 1965-75; this overlapped with Bookshop 85 at no 85 in the 1970s. Primrose Hill Books has been the longest-lasting bookshop in Regent’s Park Road.