A luxury department store on Brompton Road.
Initially established by Charles Henry Harrod at 228 Borough High Street. Moved into a small shop at the current address in 1849, and expanded rapidly. Destroyed by fire in 1883 and rebuilt. 1898 England's first escalator was installed. The store was acquired by House of Fraser in 1959, which in turn was purchased by the Fayed brothers in 1985. Mohamed Al-Fayed was chairman. Sold to Qatar Holdings in 2010.
We can't see this turnpike on a map of 1790.  View from the Mirror has a good general post on London turnpikes.
A savings bank launched by Barber Beaumont in 1806. We think this went on to become part of Friends Provident. Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Anarchist publishing house in Whitechapel. Co-founded by Peter Kropotkin as an outlet and meeting place for the radical and anarchist thinkers of the day and has operated, with short breaks, ever s...
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