{"product_id":"9781838405137-londons-lost-department-stores","title":"London's Lost Department Stores","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams\u003cbr\u003eAn illustrated guide to all the glamorous department stores around the capital - over 50 - that are now no more.\u003cbr\u003eOnce, every high street had a department store, and they marched the length of Oxford Street. Going up to town to shop at one of these grand emporia and lunch in the top-floor restaurant, or take the children to see Father Christmas, was both a huge treat and completely normal. But the demise of Debenhams, including historic Arding \u0026amp; Hobbs, and Army \u0026amp; Navy at Victoria along with many other House of Fraser stores, confirms that the traditional department store is now an endangered species. In the last five years alone, 83% have gone.Now, for the first time, Tessa Boase chronicles this fabulous world, from Derry \u0026amp; Toms with its roof garden to the Moderne lines of Holdrons in Peckham Rye (now Mr Khan's Discount), as well as Gamages' peerless toy department, Woollands' 21 Shop for cutting-edge Sixties fashion and Chiesmans' menagerie of snakes and lionesses. There is even a guided walking tour of the West End's lost stores.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450840854902,"sku":"9781838405137","price":16.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_9297746_jpg.jpg?v=1760454061","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838405137-londons-lost-department-stores","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}