Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 50 and Version 29 of Croydon Mobile Centre, 168 North End

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Mobile phone accessories/repair shop on [[Locale North End|North End]] near [[West Croydon Station]].
Business premises on [[Locale North End|North End]] near [[West Croydon Station]], vacant as of August 2015. It was previously a pawnbroker and jewellery shop called H Purchen. Still vacant as of December 2015.
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It sells mobile phones, mobile phone accessories, watches, bags, and suitcases.
As of early January 2016 there's some sort of building or shopfitting work going on inside.
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It opened in January or February 2016.

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According to Ward's street directories, in the mid-1930s the premises were occupied by Zeeta Caterers. The London Tramways website has [https://www.tramwayinfo.com/Trampic.htm?26755 a photo of the shopfront around this time].
According to Ward's street directories, in the mid-1930s the premises were occupied by Zeeta Caterers. The London Tramways website has [http://www.tramwayinfo.com/Trampic.htm?26755 a photo of the shopfront around this time].
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It was H Purchen pawnbrokers <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/6038759677/ photo from August 2011]</small> by 1967 (see [http://london-road-croydon.org/history/0010-greggs.html London Road History article]). This closed down in late July or early August 2015 &#8212; as of July there were signs in the windows indicating a closing-down sale, and by August the shutters were down every time we walked past.

It remained vacant as of December 2015, but as of early January 2016 there was some sort of building or shopfitting work going on inside, and by mid-February 2016 it was open as a mobile phone accessories/repair shop (though with no name on the frontage <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/24699828060/ photo]</small>). By April 2016 a name had appeared: Croydon Mobile Centre
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It was H Purchen pawnbrokers by 1967 (see [http://london-road-croydon.org/history/0010-greggs.html London Road History article]). This closed down in late July or early August 2015 &#8212; as of July there were signs in the windows indicating a closing-down sale, and by August the shutters were down every time we walked past.
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<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in December 2019.</div>

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category='Bag Shops,Mobile Phone Repairs,Mobile Phone Shops'
category='Vacant'
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summary='Vacant business premises on North End near West Croydon Station, previously a pawnbroker and jewellery shop called H Purchen.' summary='Mobile phone/bag/watch shop on North End near West Croydon Station, previously a pawnbroker and jewellery shop called H Purchen.' summary='Vacant business premises on North End near West Croydon Station, previously a pawnbroker and jewellery shop called H Purchen.' summary='Mobile phone/bag/watch shop on North End near West Croydon Station, previously a pawnbroker and jewellery shop called H Purchen.'

Business premises on North End near West Croydon Station, vacant as of August 2015. It was previously a pawnbroker and jewellery shop called H Purchen. Still vacant as of December 2015.

As of early January 2016 there's some sort of building or shopfitting work going on inside.

According to Ward's street directories, in the mid-1930s the premises were occupied by Zeeta Caterers. The London Tramways website has a photo of the shopfront around this time.

It was H Purchen pawnbrokers by 1967 (see London Road History article). This closed down in late July or early August 2015 — as of July there were signs in the windows indicating a closing-down sale, and by August the shutters were down every time we walked past.

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