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RogerBW
RogerBW
Thu, Jun 27, 2013 1:02pm

Might even once have been a bicycle shop. Back in the day it was usually assumed that premises would be used for the same thing indefinitely, or would be knocked down and more suitable ones built for a new use. So very specific decorative flourishes often got worked in.

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