E & A Wates

It's official

@eawates sad times indeed :( I have fond memories of @eawates moving hell and high water to get a delightful Ercol sofa up some very narrow stairs. Best wishes to everybody.

I got the last #Furzedown cushion on the very last day of @eawates which closes tonight after 120 years of fabulousness! Everything must go - down to the last lightbulb. Good luck to Roger Wates & all his crew for the future #Streatham #Tooting @SproutArts

Final day of trading today, do drop in for best prices #furniture #Furzedown #Streatham #ClosingDownSale

Our telephone line is still intermittent. We do want to hear from you, or better still, drop in!

Also @eawates donated the prizes for our inaugural #Streatham Literature Fest Children’s Short Story competition along with @indigotree1 -plus participated with events and sponsorship every year. Sad to see you close. Thank you Roger & team.

Thank you to Roger Wates & colleagues ⁦@eawates⁩ for your huge contribution to #Streatham, #Furzedown, #Tooting over the years. Here @#Streatlit ⁦@streatfest⁩ 2020 ⁦@streathamspace⁩ #community

Final day of trading today, do drop in for best prices #furniture #Furzedown #Streatham #ClosingDownSale

61 years ago we marked our 60th Anniversary with an in-store exhibition. This ad features ‘room at the top’ & furniture of the day. Going forward any remaining pieces will be donated to organisations tackling homelessness, furniture poverty & to support young people.

Dining tables and chairs #closingdownsale 3 trading days left

Our final week of trading, side tables, freestanding shelf unit and picture frames included in the #closingdownsale #Furzedown #Streatham

Fine piece of furniture orig from H. Mawer & Stephenson, Antique & Modern Furniture Exchange, Fulham Road, S Kensington. Mahogany Dressing Chest c1930s #antique Low Boy, locking, comprising two panelled fielded doors with two shelves 2051w x 580d x 143h cm

We are open all weekend - our final weekend. Find bedroom, dining & living furniture & a few surprises #Furzedown #Streatham #closingdownsale

Dainty Mahogany tea table with a folding leaf, available #antique #interiors

Our telephone line is playing up, if you are having difficulty getting through, please dial again, it is intermittent. We are in our final week now so do want to hear from you, or better still, drop in!

Our site has been sold, the intention being to return the two original villas at 82-84 Mitcham Lane to residential living again, read more about future plans here: eawates.com/current.htm #Furzedown #Streatham

Comfy upholstery up for grabs, please make us an offer

Solid dining table, chairs for sale separately #Streatham #Furzedown #interiors

Upholstered storage chest or blanket box, we also have several other trunks available #closingdownsale

.@eawates in #Furzedown has been sold to the founders of Jack Wills, who intend to return the two original villas to residential flats. The store remains open until their final day of trading on Friday 14th May. Full info: eawates.com/current.htm #Tooting #Streatham

These weekly trade journals have now joined periodicals held by the London Metropolitan University, who are holders of several special collections including E & A Wates archive.

Authentic typefaces from 1945 onwards on furniture catalogues & magazines in our comprehensive archive #fontSunday