John Barnes (of Hampstead)
of Hampstead
John Barnes was a department store located on the Finchley Road in north west London.
1898 John Barnes was one of six founders who came up with the idea to open a department store. The founders were all prominent London retailers, with John Barnes being a director of Barkers of Kensington. However, before the store could open, John Barnes (who had been the chairman of the founders board) had died in a shipping accident off the coast of Guernsey in 1899.
1900 The remaining founders opened their store on Finchley Road in the name of their former chairman. The store occupied the site of 14 shops and several houses and included a central passenger lift. The store occupied four of the floors, and there was accommodation for over 400 members of staff
1926 Acquired by Selfridge Provincial Stores
1940 Acquired by John Lewis Partnership
1981 The store closed
The building is now occupied by a Waitrose