editor
hiraethified
And another one! Can anyone remember what the store was before Bookmongers?
1912 A cyclist and his pals lurk by the doorway to the 'motor and cycle works' of T.W.Brown & Sons at 439 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.
The old fella in the centre is Thomas William Brown, and his son Walter stands on the left, holding their belt-driven motorised cycle. As was the custom of the time, everyone is wearing a hat.
Their well stocked window display advertises Minerva Motors, Hyde Free Wheel, Brooks Saddles (which are still being made today) and Moselely Tyres.
A selection of tyres and inner tubes are hanging in the window, while the company's plating, repairs and enamelling services are promoted underneath.
(pic: Lambeth Archives)
July 2009 Although T.W.Brown & Sons have long gone, the premises remain in independent hands, with the excellent Bookmongers secondhand bookshop trading from here since 1993.
We're not sure if the original bike shop moved here first but the larger premises next door were taken up by the Brixton Cycles co-operative from 1983 to 2001, before they moved to Stockwell Road.
Page: http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/439-coldharbour-lane.html
1912 A cyclist and his pals lurk by the doorway to the 'motor and cycle works' of T.W.Brown & Sons at 439 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.
The old fella in the centre is Thomas William Brown, and his son Walter stands on the left, holding their belt-driven motorised cycle. As was the custom of the time, everyone is wearing a hat.
Their well stocked window display advertises Minerva Motors, Hyde Free Wheel, Brooks Saddles (which are still being made today) and Moselely Tyres.
A selection of tyres and inner tubes are hanging in the window, while the company's plating, repairs and enamelling services are promoted underneath.
(pic: Lambeth Archives)
July 2009 Although T.W.Brown & Sons have long gone, the premises remain in independent hands, with the excellent Bookmongers secondhand bookshop trading from here since 1993.
We're not sure if the original bike shop moved here first but the larger premises next door were taken up by the Brixton Cycles co-operative from 1983 to 2001, before they moved to Stockwell Road.
Page: http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/439-coldharbour-lane.html