Then and Now: 411 Brixton Road, central Brixton
Photographic comparisons of old and modern views of Lambeth
![George Airey, 411 Brixton Road, Brixton, 1910](images/brixtonroad34.jpg)
1910 A view of the small premises of Ford & Parr, corstieres and surgical belt makers, set into the front of Morley's department store.
Established in 1856, the shop offers 'French Corsets' made to individual measurement, from 10/6 to 63/- (52½p - £3.15).
(pic: Lambeth Archives)
![453 Brixton Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London](images/brixtonroad35.jpg)
Jan 2004 With all but one of its independent department stores gone, central Brixton Road is rapidly turning into AnyTown UK, with local businesses being replaced by bland, big-name corporate retailers.
Morley's now hosts a Nike store but it wasn't welcomed by everyone - the day before opening a large 'Say No To Nike Greed' banner appeared across its front window (See 'No Sweat' for background)
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Advertisement for Ford & Parr in a Brixton Theatre programme, 1897.
![453 Brixton Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London](images/453-brixton-road.gif)
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