ed_pete Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I found these directory entries from the Post Office London County Suburbs Directory via the Leicester University websitehttp://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16445coll4They list all the businesses including the type of business on Lordship Lane in 1917. I found them interesting - I hope you do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nxjen Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Wonderful, thanks for posting. Reminds me of the shops in Westow Hill and Westow Steet in Crystal Palace where the Norwood Society (I think) has organised ?Blue Plaques? in the windows that show what the shops were in a past life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_pete Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 I noticed that 65 is David Greig (grocers) which I think is now Tart (previously Le Chardon) and I think the name is still in the mosaic tiles in the doorway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nxjen Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 There is also a mosaic thistle which was David Greig?s symbol, I believe they were a Scottish firm. This gave rise to the incarnation before Tart, Le Chardon, French for thistle. BTW, there are two other David Greig?s further down the road shown on the street directory at nos. 145 and 147 to 153. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennys Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 This is really fascinating. Thank you for posting it. It looks like Redapple newsagents, though not a newsagent in 1917, was a shop owned by women with the surname Redapple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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