Allsopp 'high class wardrobe dealer'

[Vivienne14]

I think Allsopp's must have been a supplier of clothing rather than dealing in wardrobes (furniture) looking at the windiw display in this photo. The number of these premises is #98, but which street? According to the board below the window, Allsopp's had another business at #43 Sherlock Street. Can we locate on which street #98 might have been by a directory look-up for Allsopp please? Thanks.

 

[mikejee]

Viv. Back in the Victorian and some later times one could talk about a woman;s wardrobe, meaning her clothes collection. Admit that dates me!

 

[Astoness]

Viv. Back in the Victorian and some later times one could talk about a woman;s wardrobe, meaning her clothes collection. Admit that dates me!

yes mike wardrobe may well relate to womens clothes wardrobe...be good if we could pin a location to vivs photo

lyn

 

[lmr3103]

That’s a mystery solved for me, I’ve often come across that phrase in a directory.

 

[mikejee]

In 1912, 1913 Mrs Annie Allsopp was a wardrobe dealer at 98 Stratford Road, but another wardrobe dealer, Mrs Gertrude Belton was a secondhand clothes dealer at 43 Sherlock St. However in 1915 Mr Ernest Belton was a wardrobe dealer at 98 Stratford road, and Gertude was still at no 43 Sherlock St. Gertrude is at 43 in 1910, but 98 is not listed in 1910. I would suggest there is a family connection