54 May Road

This corner shop was once a General Stores.

Tagged as: Elm Grove, Shops

Image: (c) Carol Homewood

From the 1930s is was run by Frederick Wakeling. In the 1970s it was known as Verver's General Stores.

Also known as: Verver’s General Stores

Date of photograph/s: 2017

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