Barkers of Kensington
1870–2006 department store in London
About
Barkers of Kensington was a department store in Kensington High Street, Kensington, London.
It began as a small drapery business, John Barker & Company, founded by John Barker and James Whitehead in 1870. Barkers grew rapidly to become one of London's largest and most well-known department stores.
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