Wartime shop decoration at James Walker Silversmiths and Goldsmiths Ltd., possibly in Streatham. The firm was originally established in 1823, but considerably expanded by Sidney Sanders from 1920 onwards into the second largest multiple retailer of jewellery and silverware in Britain. Century House at 245 Streatham High Road was opened in 1938 as the firm’s headquarters and workshops. The business was taken over by H.Samuel in April 1984 and subsequently closed down.From the James Walker Collection.Ref: 1999\/14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wartime shop decoration at James Walker Silversmiths and Goldsmiths Ltd., possibly in Streatham. The firm was originally established in 1823, but considerably expanded by Sidney Sanders from 1920 onwards into the second largest multiple retailer of jewellery and silverware in Britain. Century House at 245 Streatham High Road was opened in 1938 as the firm’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,24,287,6,149,18,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1926-1950","category-commerce-and-industry","category-james_walker","category-photograph","category-sanders-sidney","category-shops-and-shopping","category-trade"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n