"I have been going to send this on to you for the last 2 months or more. Had a card from missing son yesterday morning. He is on his holidays, I went to the Isle of Man for mine, bank holiday week, grand time. Have you had yours? What do you think of it, mate. O.W."

Posted: 30th  August 1906

History:

William Moulton opened a large drapery store called Moulton’s in 1898. It had a reputation for excellence and became popular with the shoppers of Ilford. The store at 177 High Road was destroyed when a fire broke out at Harrison Gibson in 1959.

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