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The rear of the Bon Marche department store in Ferndale Road, Brixton. The store was opened on 1st April 1877 at a cost of £70,000 and built to the designs of Lambeth architects, Messrs H. Parsons & Rawlings. It was modelled on Parisian department stores, offering a wide variety of goods under one roof - then a novelty in London. An accommodation block was built adjacent for employees containing over 100 apartments and with male and female dining rooms. The building is now occupied by small retail units and offices. Photograph by Sam Lambert

Details
Collection:	Department of Town Planning
Image type:	Photograph
Artist:	Lambert
Ref:	09098
Identifier:	LBL/DTP/UD2/1/19/113
Date:	c.1978

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