Subsequent generations of the Pollard family got so good at roasting that the grocery business was overtaken by their customers' demand for coffee. Delays to city centre regeneration forced the hand of the company to close their Charles Street café and shop in 2011.

What happened to Pollards shops?

Pollards, the granny knicker shop. IIRC they all closed down in about 1995. They used to seel some excellent babies' clothes.

When did Chelsea Girl shut?

So imagine my horror when, just as I came of age in 1988, Chelsea Girl closed its doors and reinvented itself overnight as 'River Island'. I was truly devastated, feeling like I had been robbed of a rite of passage.