Of 1923–4, red brick and four storeys, so taller than most of the 1790s houses to its south, this shophouse was put up by George Barker for William A. Barker, builders based almost opposite at 48–50 New Road. The shop was first occupied by Leonard N. Sherer, wholesale furrier, and Joseph Harris Beckman, woollen merchant.1
London Metropolitan Archives, District Surveyors Returns: Post Office Directories ↩