On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 15:01:13 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:



The Staples was built on the site of the former B&Q which was damaged by
the IRA bombing of the flyover (Oct 8th 93), and without doing more
research probably opened in the summer of 94 (that N/S flyover was still
closed). B&Q didn't want to redevelop the site as they were only opening
"B&Q Depots" at the time, and the site wasn't big enough.


I do believe that's where the original Staples was. Unless my mind is
playing tricks with me vis-a-vis the current Staples. ISTR it had a
biege facade and signeage mentioning "Beds" and "Furniture".

I've definitely seen the Staples store, and AIR there were no
commercial buildings on the NCR adjacent to the bottom end of the M1
extension, and on the opposite side of the Edgware Road to the
Staples/BQ/Staples site there was just railway yards and depots behind
hoardings.


Unless I'm wrong. It was 1971! ;-)

DG