John Barnes (department store)

John Barnes was a department store located on the Finchley Road in north west London.

[1] 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.

[2] The business was so successful that in 1935 the store was completely rebuilt in the fashionable style of the time by a design from architect T. P.

[4] On 17 January 1981, the store closed for good with 253 John Lewis partners losing their jobs, with many being transferred to the Brent Cross Branch.

[5][6] However, on 2 February 1981 the store reopened as Waitrose John Barnes on the ground floor (the food hall had been previously in the basement) and continues to operate from there.