Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 33 and Version 25 of 71 George Street
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| Business premises on [[Locale George Street|George Street]] near [[East Croydon Station]]. |
Pawnbrokers, gold buyers, and second-hand jewellers on [[Locale George Street|George Street]] near [[East Croydon Station]]. |
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It was occupied during most of the 2010s by a branch of Albemarle Bond pawnbrokers. According to the Albemarle Bond website, this branch opened as Rio jewellers in 1985, and was bought by Albemarle Bond in 2005 but continued trading under the Rio name for some years before being rebranded as Albemarle Bond. According to Google Street View, it was still called Rio as of August 2008. |
<b>Note:</b> As of September 2019, [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/13/albemarle-bond-pawnbroker-stores-close many or possibly all of Albemarle Bond's branches have closed]. This definitely includes [[Albemarle Bond (CLOSED), 5 London Road|the one at 5 London Road]] and likely also includes the George Street branch, though we haven't yet verified this in person. |
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By June 2012, the branch had rebranded to Albemarle Bond <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7341104834/ photo]</a></small>. It closed in 2019, apparently [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/13/albemarle-bond-pawnbroker-stores-close along with all the other branches]. |
<div class="history"> According to the Albemarle Bond website, this branch opened as Rio jewellers in 1985, and was bought by Albemarle Bond in 2005 but continued trading under the Rio name for some years before being rebranded as Albemarle Bond. According to Google Street View, it was still called Rio as of August 2008. </div> |
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The premises were vacant as of October 2019 (pictured), and still vacant (and to let) as of December 2019 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49212403402/ photo]</small>. |
<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in October 2018.</div> |
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category='Vacant' |
category='Gold Buyers,Jewellery Shops,Pawnbrokers' |
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formatted_website_text='' host='2a00:1098:86:4d:c0ff:ee:15:900d' hours_text='' latitude='51.374475' |
formatted_website_text='albemarlebond.co.uk' host='81.187.166.218' hours_text='Mon: 9am-5pm; Tue: 9:45am-5pm; Wed-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: closed (source: website, Nov 2016)' latitude='51.373949' |
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longitude='-0.095151' |
longitude='-0.093572' |
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opening_hours_text='' |
opening_hours_text='Mon: 9am-5pm; Tue: 9:45am-5pm; Wed-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: closed (source: website, Nov 2016)' |
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phone='' |
phone='020 8688 1491' |
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| summary='Business premises on George Street near East Croydon Station, occupied during most of the 2010s by a branch of Albemarle Bond.' website='https://www.albemarlebond.co.uk/' |
summary='Pawnbrokers, gold buyers, and second-hand jewellers on George Street near East Croydon Station.' summary='Business premises on George Street near East Croydon Station, occupied during most of the 2010s by a branch of Albemarle Bond.' website='https://www.albemarlebond.co.uk/' |
Pawnbrokers, gold buyers, and second-hand jewellers on George Street near East Croydon Station.
Note: As of September 2019, many or possibly all of Albemarle Bond's branches have closed. This definitely includes the one at 5 London Road and likely also includes the George Street branch, though we haven't yet verified this in person.
According to the Albemarle Bond website, this branch opened as Rio jewellers in 1985, and was bought by Albemarle Bond in 2005 but continued trading under the Rio name for some years before being rebranded as Albemarle Bond. According to Google Street View, it was still called Rio as of August 2008.
Existence last checked in October 2018.
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