{"product_id":"9781838405137","title":"London's Lost Department Stores : A Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams by Tessa Boase","description":"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 \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\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307866468725,"sku":"9781838405137","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838405137.jpg?v=1762805608","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781838405137","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}