Randalls of Uxbridge

Randalls originated in 1891,^[1] and the current store was built in 1937–38 and designed by William Eves (1867–1950). The store was designed in the 1930s style with cream faience.^[2] During the Second World War, the store was accused of adverts which made light of censorship rules at the time.^[3] It was used as a location for the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses.^[4] In 2008, the building became a Grade II listed building.^[5]

In January 2015, the store closed down. At the time of closure only five letters in the store name were illuminated properly on the shop front.^[6] The final owner of the store was MP John Randall, the fifth generation of his family to own the store.^[7][8] Randall blamed the closure of the shop on a variety of things, including the rise of online shopping, as well as zero-hour contracts.^[4]

In October 2015, the building was acquired by Inland Homes, who redeveloped the building, using it as a mixed-use development since 2021.^[8][9]

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