An Arts Society Wimbledon lecture by Tessa Boase

London’s sumptuous Victorian and Edwardian department stores changed the capital and its women. Shoppers of every rank were lavishly wooed, seduced and often undone by the temptations laid out before them in these new ‘cathedrals of desire’. Starting on Oxford Street’s ‘golden mile’, we’ll set off on a tour of the Capital’s big stores. This is a slice of social history with wonderful period images.

Where & When

Arts Society Talks are held at the Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, London SW19 4LU and on Zoom, on the second Wednesday of each month (except July and August) starting at 8pm. Coffee is served from 7.30pm onwards when members have a chance to meet one another. Zoom viewers may join at 7.45pm.