Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 24 and Version 23 of Home Sweet Home, 10-12 Station Road
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| Grocery shop on [[Locale Station Road|Station Road]], near West Croydon Station, selling fresh vegetables and Ghanaian groceries. It opened some time between March and November 2017. |
Fabric shop and dressmakers on [[Locale Station Road|Station Road]], near West Croydon Station. |
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<b>Note:</b> As of November 2017, this seems to have turned into some sort of grocery shop, though the Home Sweet Home sign is still up. |
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As of July 2008 (according to Google Street View), these premises were occupied by Original Barbers, while dressmakers/fabric shop Home Sweet Home was further along the road at number 24. However, at some point these two businesses swapped over, and by May 2012 Home Sweet Home was at number 12 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/32131349071/ photo]</small> and [[Original Barbers, 24 Station Road|Original Barbers]] at number 24. |
As of July 2008 (according to Google Street View), these premises were occupied by Original Barbers, while Home Sweet Home was further along the road at number 24. However, at some point these two businesses swapped over, and by May 2012 Home Sweet Home was at number 12 and [[Original Barbers, 24 Station Road|Original Barbers]] at number 24. |
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According to their frontage as of May 2012, Home Sweet Home specialised in "quality lace and embroideries, Kente, Duku, Holland wax prints, Jacquard, Swiss voile, head ties, etc", and they had "expert dress makers on site". By November 2017, Home Sweet Home had departed and the premises were in use as a shop selling vegetables and Ghanaian groceries, though the old signage remained up. |
According to their frontage as of May 2012, they specialised in "quality lace and embroideries, Kente, Duku, Holland wax prints, Jacquard, Swiss voile, head ties, etc", and they have "expert dress makers on site". |
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<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in February 2018.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in March 2017.</div> |
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@THIS_THUMB [[Home Sweet Home, 12 Station Road]] |
@THIS_THUMB [[Home Sweet Home, 12 Station Road|https://farm1.staticflickr.com/406/32131349071_b1fb8ba5b0_s.jpg]] |
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category='African Groceries,Food Shops,Greengrocers' |
category='Dressmakers,Fabric Shops,Haberdashery' |
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hours_text='http://opening-times.co.uk/home-sweet-home-london-croydon' |
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| summary='Fabric shop and dressmakers on Station Road, near West Croydon Station.' summary='Ghanaian grocery shop on Station Road, near West Croydon Station, previously a dressmakers/fabric shop.' | summary='Fabric shop and dressmakers on Station Road, near West Croydon Station.' summary='Ghanaian grocery shop on Station Road, near West Croydon Station, previously a dressmakers/fabric shop.' |
Fabric shop and dressmakers on Station Road, near West Croydon Station.
Note: As of November 2017, this seems to have turned into some sort of grocery shop, though the Home Sweet Home sign is still up.
According to Cinema Treasures, this was the site of Croydon's first cinema, the Station Picture Hall, which opened in 1908. The cinema was renamed to West Croydon Picture Hall by 1913, and re-renamed to Kings Picture Palace by May 1914; it finally closed in 1917.
According to a photo on Flickr, as of c. 1985 the occupant was a business called Able & Willing, and according to another, as of 1989 it was Pepper Personnel Ltd.
As of July 2008 (according to Google Street View), these premises were occupied by Original Barbers, while Home Sweet Home was further along the road at number 24. However, at some point these two businesses swapped over, and by May 2012 Home Sweet Home was at number 12 and Original Barbers at number 24.
According to their frontage as of May 2012, they specialised in "quality lace and embroideries, Kente, Duku, Holland wax prints, Jacquard, Swiss voile, head ties, etc", and they have "expert dress makers on site".
Existence last checked in March 2017.
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