46 South End

The original nature of the building, or who early occupants were is unknown. Records of street directories dating back to 1851 give the names E. C. Johnson & Thorpe, though no detail of the usage of the premises at the time. After an unoccupied period, the shop was a pork butchers for around 20 years. From 1900 for 58 years, it was lived in by J. Gladwish, who established Gladwish's, a grocery and provisions shop. In 1962 the property was bought by Mr Brian Trengove. He moved his business, Trengove Antiques, from a previous shop, which was demolished to make way for the Croydon Flyover. On several occasions, attempts at selling the property were made as seen by a newspaper article, dated…