I can't quite make up my mind about this one Currently the greater half of me is saddened by the loss of yet another long-standing shop on Golborne Road.
This side of the road used to have a long string of antique shops all next door to each other, making for great browsing and shopping on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
Mind you, this particular shop used to be crammed full with random and rather large pieces of furniture which concealed the beatiful tiling.
Kokon To Zai is a concept store which, admittedly, makes perfect use of this beautiful shop with its original tiling (thistles - does this mean it would have been a butcher's in a past life?). The shop is beautifully designed, but I was left wondering if anyone will actually buy any of the designer clothes on offer.
Perhaps Stella McCartney's staff on their lunch hour, whose offices are just a couple of doors up the road? read more