London's Lost Department Stores :A Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams
London's Lost Department Stores :A Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams
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26 September, 2022
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Once, every high street had a department store, and they marched the length of Oxford Street. Going up to town to shop at one of these grand emporia and lunch in the top-floor restaurant, or take the children to see Father Christmas, was both a huge treat and completely normal. But the demise of Debenhams, including historic Arding & Hobbs, and Army & Navy at Victoria along with many other House of Fraser stores, confirms that the traditional department store is now an endangered species. In the last five years alone, 83% have gone. Now, for the first time, Tessa Boase chronicles this fabulous world, from Derry & Toms with its roof garden to the Moderne lines of Holdrons in Peckham Rye (now Mr Khan's Discount), as well as Gamages' peerless toy department, Woollands' 21 Shop for cutting-edge Sixties fashion and Chiesmans' menagerie of snakes and lionesses. There is even a guided walking tour of the West End's lost stores.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781838405137 |
| ISBN10 | 1838405135 |
| Number Of Pages | 192 |
| Item Weight | 400 g |
| Product Dimensions | 170 x 170 x 10 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Safe Haven Books |
| Format | paperback |
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Tessa Boase is a former Daily Telegraph journalist and author of The Housekeeper's Tale and Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather and Etta Lemon.