The historic Arding & Hobbs department store in Clapham Junction has undergone a mixed-use restoration by London studio Stiff + Trevillion, now offering a gym, food hall and office space.
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Colourful Christmas at Arding and Hobbs Clapham Junction A 4 original print framed in Cardboard Mount "14x 11” inches. Arding and Hobbs building as it was through the eyes of me the artist Bernie Wighton during the 1950's as a child. The artist Bernie Wighton was born and brought up in Battersea and enjoyed trips up the Junction to spend his pocket money and wander around Arding and Hobbs window shopping. Christmas was always a magical time at Arding and Hobbs. Print will soon also available as a Christmas Card soon.
Battersea Memories Set of 6 Coasters. Gloss Finish Size 9cm x 9cm by artist Bernie Wighton. Also available as matching placemats. 6 Scenes includes Battersea Power Station, Maggie Browns Pie and Mash Shop,Jon Jax,St Mary's Church,Arding and Hobbs, Chelsea Bridge
Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid researched archival photographs of Christmas time in London, and digitally merged them with modern shots – restoring underlying historical connections with the city’s past
A trip down the capital's retail memory lane.
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Women clear up goods damaged during flooding at Arding Hobbs, Clapham Junction, London.
Mistletoe, Christmas shopping and Father Christmas: everything was a little different at Christmas time 100 years ago. Or was it?
As Christmas draws nearer, we revisit some classic streets in London comparing the festive season then and now. First up is the lights on Regent Street compared to the same scene in 1955.
December's photo an hour challenge was set by Jane as Sunday 14th December - part of our weekend in London and a day spent mostly on London buses! 9am - We stayed in the same Travelodge two years ago for my 30th birthday and the view we had then was of Clapham Junction station; this time we had a view of the building next door. 10am - Andrew picked up this Wolsey waistcoat from a charity shop the day before. I quite like it but he can't decide whether it makes him look hipster (in a kind of ironic sense) or just plain old granddad. 11am - The little café next door to where we were staying did an excellent line in breakfasts. This is their Breakfast Panini filled with bacon, scrambled egg and cheese. 12pm - Off to Battersea Boot Sale on a gloriously sunny morning. 1pm - Waiting for a bus back to Clapham Junction before heading into the city for the rest of the day. 2pm - Back in Clapham Junction and on our way to get a bus to London Bridge. 3pm - Still on a bus. Making the most of the priority seating though! 4pm - A bus journey that was supposed to take 50 minutes ended up taking 90 so we got to HMS Belfast too late to go in. We did manage to fit it in on Monday though. 5pm - On another bus. Heading towards Five Guys in Islington this time. 6pm - After polishing off a very tasty burger, we though we should probably try the hot dogs as well and bought one to share when we got back to the Travelodge as a sort of late night treat. 7pm - We stopped off at Somerset House on the way back to Clapham Junction. Two years ago I went skating here on the very same evening and absolutely loved it. That was actually the last time I went skating and now, I don't think it's something I'll ever be able to do again. Ah well, at least the last time I went I had a fab time. 8pm - Bought these purple jegging-thingies from the car boot that morning. They were only £1.75, from M&S and have birds all over them so they had to come home with me really. Still not sure I can get away with them but I'll give it a go in the new year! 9pm - Planning out the next day's bus routes. 10pm - We bought cakes from the boot sale as well, I had this very drizzly lemon drizzle cake and left crumbs all over the bed. Now, I've had so much fun doing a photo an hour every month that I'm going to keep doing them in 2015 and myself and the ever-lovely Jane are going to share the hosting and date-setting duties. Several people joined in this month: Jane joined in on Instagram, Twitter and on her blog Sharon joined in on Instagram, Twitter and on her blog Rachael joined in on Instagram and on her blog Kim joined in on Instagram and on Twitter Bev joined in on her blog Debs joined in on her blog Ruth joined in on Instagram Josie joined in on Instagram Rebecca joined in on Twitter and on her blog And of course, myself here on this post, plus on Instagram and on Twitter :-) I make that 10 people; I hope I've managed to include everyone but give me a shout if you took part and I haven't included you! For the first photo an hour challenge in 2015, I'm going to choose Saturday 17th January and I'll tweet everyone the day before as a reminder. Hopefully see you then! Also, check out what I was up to in... December 2013
Once, 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 & Hobbs, and Army & 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 & 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.; 192 pages, full colour photographs throughout; full colour photographs throughout; 26/09/2022
A woman returns home from the market with a Christmas tree, 1895 A Christmas tree in an Edwardian parlour, 1905 At Christmas toy hawkers, like this one on Ludgate Hill and Holborn, thronged the streets of London, 1913 New York's Christmas tree for the homeless waiting to be erected in Madison…
Photographer Christopher Ratcliffe has digitally merged the past into the present in a series of Christmas scenes in the capital
What London lacks in the way of terrasses, it makes up for with restaurants featuring secret gardens and hidden courtyards.
Up the Junction 7"x 5" original print framed in Cardboard Mount "8 x 10". Arding and Hobbs building as it was during the 1960's. Arding and Hobbs a landmark department store building of Clapham Junction which now houses Debenhams. The artist Bernie Wighton was born and brought up in Battersea and enjoyed trips up the Junction to spend his pocket money and wander around Arding and Hobbs window shopping. Print also available on a tote bag follow the link below
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