Roomes

Roomes, 41-49 Station Road, Upminster, Borough of Havering, London RM14, 2016 • Immense deco-tiled store still in operation. The homeware firm Roomes was founded in 1888 this is their 1927 branch – there’s more history here and a PDF here. The company still trades, but this outlet is now owned by Morleys.

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Dawn says:

2017/04/09 at 15:33

Wow. Cool looking shop front! For some reason, my favorite is the second photo..with the bright red ads in the window.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2017/04/09
1 Comment

2016, Borough of Havering, London, RM14, Shopfront Elegy

art deco, department store, furniture, grandeur, tiled

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