| Description | Accounts, business records, some relating to Selfridges, and miscellaneous historical material
As well as the surviving records of Whiteley's department store, the archives also contain some records relating to three other department stores, Frederick Gorringe Limited of Buckingham Palace Road, London, West and Moulton of Ilford, Essex and R H O Hills Ltd of Blackpool. In 1959 West and Moulton of Ilford were taken over by R H O Hills Ltd of Blackpool. The West and Moulton's store on the High Street, Ilford burnt down in March 1959 but was re-opened in September of the same year. The new managing director was Mr Leslie Goldberg who was also chairman of Hills. It seems likely that Mr Goldberg must have had a connection with either Whiteley's or Selfridges. |