Bon Marché (Brixton)

Bon Marché was a department store based in Brixton, London, England.

[1] The store was founded in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting[2][3] after he won a fortune at Newmarket races.

[7][8] The new owners were more successful, eventually acquiring nearby stores Quin and Axtens and Pratts of Streatham.

[10][11] The building went on to be used as a market, retail units, a pub, and a business centre.

[12] Violette Szabo, an SOE secret agent during the Second World War and posthumous recipient of the George Cross, was working at Bon Marché when the war started.