Number 18 Brixton Road in Kelly’s Directories 1881 to 1928

The modern photograph above shows 18 Brixton road currently with the green sign saying ‘Sogat House’ with adjoining doorway to 18a.

You can see Number 18 and 18a in the photo above taken in 1912, if you look carefully the sign says Andrew & Nanson as documented in the list from Kelly’s Directory below.

The entries for 18 Brixton road sometimes refer to 18a and sometimes not. At first 18a is listed as ‘Gothic Chambers’ and then later as apartments. I’m not quite sure what makes an apartment gothic but apparently 18a was of that ilk.

YearNameBusiness
1881//
1886//
1888//
1889R A JohnsonFishmonger
1890R A JohnsonFishmonger
1891Robert Alfred JohnsonFishmonger
1892//
189418a Mrs CliftonGothic Chambers
Charles William Andrew & Tom NansenBuilders & Decorators
1895//
1896//
189718a Mrs CliftonGothic Chambers
Charles William Andrew & Tom NansenBuilders & Decorators
189818a Mrs CliftonGothic Chambers
Charles William Andrew & Tom NansenBuilders & Decorators
190318a Herbert DarnleyGothic Chambers
Andrew & NansonBuilders
190418a Herbert DarnleyGothic Chambers
Andrew & NansonBuilders
190918a Arthur Edgar WereGothic Chambers
Andrew & NansonBuilders
1915Andrew & NansonBuilders
192018a Gordon StrettonApartments
Andrew & NansonBuilders
192318a Mrs E StrettonApartments
/Metropolitan Water Board
1926W. R WoodhamsMetropolitan Water Board Receiving Office
Andrew & NansonBuilders
18a Mrs StrettonApartments
1928J J ChurchillPoster advertising contractor
18a Marcus Jacob/

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