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For 70 years or more Cobb's was perhaps the most prestigious department store in SE London. In 1900 The Times mentioned it in the same paragraph as Debenham & Freebody, D H Evans, Harvey Nichols, John Lewis and Marshal & Snelgrove. Cobb's was founded by Walter Cobb in 1860 and closed in 1981.

Today it lives on housing a branch of Nandos and other shops and offices.

It's also our avatar.

Read more: http://sydenhamforesthillhistory.blogspot.com/search/label/Cobbs%20Corner