F W Rowse

A Memory of West Ealing.

F W Rowse was a department store on the Uxbridge Road. I remember on the ground floor you passed the furniture until you reached the toys at the back. On the right was material and patterns. I remember going with my mum and watching her buy material. There were big tables which had a sort of meter on where the material was unrolled and the assistant ran it through the meter to measure the length. There were also drawers of patterns. My mum bought one to make me a cowboy outfit one day. There was a grand circular staircase leading up to ladies fashion. Even as a teenager I remember buying things there.