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Barkers of Kensington, 1870-1957 : a pictorial history of John Barker & Company Limited / compiled & presented by Trevor A. Bowen to Hugh Fraser.
The Transformation of Shopping: Department Stores, Social Change and Consumerism, 1830-1994 Available online
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- House of Fraser (Firm).
- Department stores--England--London.
- Department stores.
- Kensington (London, England)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Kensington (London, England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : chiefly illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Kensington story
- Place of Publication:
- [London : John Barker & Co. Ltd., 1960]
- Summary:
- A pictorial history of John Barker & Co Ltd. Includes illustrations and photographs of Kensington Church, c.1750-1869, Kensington High Street c.1865-1951, Old Market Court, Kensington, 1865, delivery vans, 1910-1959, temporary food department, c.1912, butter and eggs display, 1925/1926, wedding cakes and bridal bouquets window display, 1929, food hall grocery section and meat department, 1929, exterior of main premises, c 1932, Ball Street, Kensington, c.1930s, display hall, 1930, coronation decorations at Pontings and Derry & Toms, c.1937, Derry & Toms building, c.1938, customers' bills, 1876-1877, triumphal arch at the entrance to Kensington, 1887, plan of part of town of Kensington showing proposed widening of High Street, 1824, the Terrace Gardens, c.1934, East wing of Barker building after a fire, 1912, exterior of Pontings store, 1959, Derry & Toms' roof garden, c.1935, 1955, and John Barker main block, 1959.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: FRAS 1502/2
- Collection: House of Fraser archive
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed June 26, 2024).
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