the bottom drawer

recollections, photos and memorabilia of Leyton and Leytonstone

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History of Leyton

themes

streets

people

schools

care

churches

shopping

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Grove Green Road shops

324  Smith / Edwards dairyman c1903-c1906
Fredrick Edwards dairyman c1910
William Bourne grocer c1922-c1937
Lucket grocers c1939-c1950
Dean & Sons bookmakers c1960-c1976
Dennis bookmakers c1984
now residential

326  Elizabeth Willis corn chandler c1903-c1910
Burrows shoe repairer c1922-c1925
Chapman shoe repairer c1935
Dean shoe repairer c1937-c1950
Piper’s shoe repairers c1960-c1976
Peter’s dry cleaners c1984-2012

more shops on Grove Green Road

Grove Green Shops 5a

Grove Green Road has shop premises on one side, between Ashville and Southwest Roads.  Alex Wilkinson has memories of, and has researched, the shops that used to be there.  The photographs were taken in October 2012.  Changes continue.