77-78, Western Road, Brighton

Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 25 Mar 2016

Currently occupied by Superdrug who originally moved here in 1977 but moved at the beginning of the 1990s only return around 2008. The store was merged by drapers Chipperfield & Butler as they expanded from Image acquiring number 77 in 1903 and number 78 in 1907. The former had been a boot and shoe maker for a decade and bookshop for over forty years whilst the latter had been either a grocer or tea merchants from 1845. When Chipperfield & Butler moved out at the beginning of the 1950s to Image it was initially a Peter Robinson store but then converted to a Burtons (Both owned by the same company) which it remained until 1976 when Superdrug began their first occupancy. When they moved out the store was used as a soft furnishings retailer for the next decade, initially Harveys and later a brief attempt at a comeback by Vokins, see Image A discount toiletries store briefly followed before Superdrug returned. 77 1845-1856 - BOOT & SHOE MAKER (Benjamin Laker 1845-46, Thomas Young 1848-56) 1859-1902 - BOOKSELLERS (A White 1859-61, Noyes & Marchant 1862-67, DB Friend & Co 1868-1902) 78 1845-1889 - GROCERS (Francis & Son) 1890-1907 - TEA MERCHANTS (Lipton Ltd) 77-78 1903-1949 - DRAPER (Chipperfield & Butler) 1951 - LADIES OUTFITTERS (Peter Robinson Ltd) 1954-1976 - TAILORS (Burton) 1977-1990 - DRUG STORE (Superdrug) 1993-2002 - SOFT FURNISHINGS (Harveys 1993-99, Vokins at Home 2001-02) 2004-2006 - COSMETICS & TOILETRIES (Savers Health & Beauty) 2008-2016 - DRUG STORE (Superdrug)

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