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

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

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

63 Regent’s Park Road: ‘Engaged about Animals’

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2013 Hamster Therapist History PRIVATE HOUSE      Edmund Foster Esq.       1856-57 HOUSE AGENT   George Squires 1858 This is perhaps the first estate agent in Primrose Hill. BUILDER  Nicholas Egan  1860 CARVER & GILDER   Joseph Cale 1870 SADDLER Henry Bull 1875-80 Most … Continue reading

Chalking the Pavement: 41 Chalcot Road

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2013 Outside Caterer History: TAILOR  William Wellington 1868-81 BOOTMAKER  Charles Hill  1889 PAINTER James Mann 1895 CORN DEALER William More  1901-22 “  Ernest Sewell 1929  TAILOR  Leonard Solender  1935-60  Mr Solender sometimes gave a local small boy a piece of his special chalk to mark out his hopscotch. … Continue reading

81 Regent’s Park Road : Minsky’s and the Rialto

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2013 Primrose Hill Gallery (Arts) / Under renovation History: STATIONER Frederick Cherry 1868 The Victorian middle classes used a great deal of paper. They wrote frequent letters or notes to neighbours, and received postal deliveries several times a day.They also frequently commissioned … Continue reading

19 Princess Road: House of Sculpture

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2013 Solicitor

History:

  • STATIONER                  Anthony Beattie  1861-65
  •                                      Godsmark & Dunn  1868
  •                                      William Pasfield 1871
  •                                      Joseph Wainwright 1881

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    1972 V&A Antiques

  •                                      Charles Ginn         1895-1910
  •                                      Mrs Marion Ginn    1922-35
  •                                      Percy Wheeler      1940
  • TRADING STAMP CO.   Blue Star Co. Ltd 1950-65
  • ANTIQUES                     V& A Antiques     1970-72
  •  IMPORT MERCHANTS   Sculpture Electronics 1980
  • WHOLESALE ELECTRONICS  Hitco UK Ltd  1986
  • SOLICITORS Unsworth Rose  1986-present

    House of Sculpture

    House of Sculpture, 1985