“History of Shops” is a new research project about the shops and other businesses of Herne Hill, London SE24.
As the project builds during 2024 and beyond, more detailed descriptions of local shops and past proprietors, enhanced by photographs and other historic images, will become available. You will be able to scan a QR code at each shop – or browse this website – to discover its history.
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This shop is currently home to Splash (Dry Cleaners). The first mention of this shop is in 1910, when it was a bakery run by James Swan. Born in Scotland in 1875, James Swan lived above the shop with his wife Christina, their children and Christina’s brother, William Steen, also a baker. James had been…
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