In 1855 Richard Jordan opened a pawnbrokers in Church Street. This developed into Jordan’s department store which operated in enlarged premises until the 1970s when the business failed. In 1976 the shop reopened as Alfies Antique Market.
Online sources give 1885 as the year that Richard Jordan opened his pawnbroker business, but that's possibly the year that it became a department store.
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Jordan's department store
1855: Richard Jordan opened a pawnbroker’s, which became Jordan’s Department ...
Born Sheffield. See Arnold for a photo of the 4 Burton children and details of this family.
Exotic shop dealing in wild animals. It was run by Charles Jamrach, who inherited the business from his father. Known to seafarers throughout the world, they would bring animals from distant lands ...
Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Bostall Estate in 1900.
As one of the last local petrol stations in London, it was nominated for listing, but the proposal was turned down. Instead it was converted into a branch of the Byron Burger chain, which has since...
The first district heating system built in the UK, with the UK's largest thermal store, the accumulator. It supplies heat to 3,256 homes, 50 business premises and three schools. Owned and managed b...
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