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Showing posts with label shops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shops. Show all posts
1 July 2026

The "restoration" of an Art Deco era Burton's store

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Montague Burton, the tailor of taste. But, imho, not so tasteful these days on Long Eaton High Street. I have just been alerted to the ...
25 April 2026

Some lovely tiled panels in Hornsey High Street have been lost to us

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Here we go again. As I am often to be heard saying, nobody demolishes or changes something with the intent to upset us – they really do beli...
25 September 2024

The shops around The Royal Exchange – Searle & Co, cigars and stale pastries

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Wandering around The Royal Exchange in The City of London on a quiet Sunday afternoon I happened to notice what might be the tiniest light w...
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2 August 2024

Another tiled shop front has gone – Express Dairies, 300 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill

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There seems to be a tile removal epidemic... as if it's not bad enough painting over tiles as per here and here and  here , at least t...
26 June 2024

Chemists, Chymists, Pharmacists and Druggists – three in one week

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Last week, on Monday 17th June, I was in North West London presenting a talk for the Northwood Hills U3A group. Afterwards I went to Wembley...
10 May 2023

Remembering Andreas Michli & Son

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I was out and about wandering* along and through the back streets of Harringay/Haringey recently. After delivering a framed print to an addr...
16 April 2023

William Leonard Jordan's department store and Alfie's Antiques

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Last Thursday I had an idea to go and see the Julian Opie show at The Lisson Gallery . I peeked in through the window and decided to return ...