Key Words :- furniture showroom warehouse

Address :- 13-19 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London, Greater London, EC2
Grid Ref :- TQ 33241 82168
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.522719 , Long -0.080866
Local Authority :- Hackney London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1861 -

Description and History of Site:-
Built 1861 for J B Richards. One of the earliest examples of a fully developed furniture showroom-warehouse. In 1881 it became the showroom and offices of B Cohen and Sons, one of the leading wholesale manufacturers and exporters in the district.

Hackney Local List.

Further Reading and References:-
p24, 'Behind the Veneer: The South Shoreditch Furniture Trade and its Buildings'
English Heritage, 2006.
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/behind-the-veneer-south-shoreditch/behind-the-veneer/

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