Name: Why London’s “Harrods Of The East” Didn’t Quite Go To Plan | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2022-12-07T06:35:26.161Z
Duration: 6 min 26 s
Description: In the 1920s, the Wickham family decided to demolish a row of shops in London's East End, in order to build a grand new department store - one that could rival ... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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In the 1920s, the Wickham family decided to demolish a row of shops in London's East End, in order to build a grand new department store - one that could rival Harrod's and Selfridges in the West. They signed a big budget contract with the builders, and shipped in all the stone at great expense. There was just one problem: one of the shopkeepers didn't want to sell...