- Established 1884
- Head Office: 24-28 Goswell Road, London EC1.
- Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex.
- 77 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5.
- Mail Order Department: Dept.8R, Worthy Park, Winchester, Hampshire.
- 180 Branches in 1931
- 200 Branches in 1936
- 250 Branches in 1953