Any information on Trussons Menswear Shop.

This shop is one of the last original businesses that have survived in the area and one that has been in continuous trade for 143 years; located at 31 Lower Marsh, it sells high quality fashionable male clothing such as hats, jackets, shirts, jeans and trousers etc. Unfortunately it is a shadow of its former size:

Trussons in 2012

It was established in 1866, and by 1880 as this advertisement from the British Library record shows, it had premises at 102, 103 and 104 Lower Marsh (which was on the opposite side of the road from where the present shop is situated), plus a shop at 413 Brixton Road – then, a very Middle Class and fashionable part of South London. From what I understand from the proprietor, the original premises across the road were severely damaged during WWII, shortly afterward, the present shop was opened and has been there ever since.

I am interested in anybody who has information about the history of Trussons;  maybe you have had a relative who worked in the shops either at Lower Marsh or the Brixton Road premises? I have spoken to the proprietor of the modern business and unfortunately he has very little information about the company before the second world war.

F.Taylor & Son. 89 - 91 Lambeth Walk.

This shop, which stood on the corner of Lambeth Walk and Fitzalan Street, was established in the 1840's, it sold a variety of clothing, hats and baby items. The impressive Jacobean Revival style building, seen here from an advertisement from 1918 and also in a photograph from the 60's, survived the Second World War, only to fall foul of the urban planners, when it was demolished in the 1960's to make way for new housing.

Do you know anybody who worked in F.Taylor's? Do you have any photographs, or do you know any local history about this fine shop? If you do I would be happy to hear from you.