The fire damaged nearby shops, but barely a year later, the shop was rebuilt in a different style, and reopened for Christmas 1910. The company changed hands many times until the Arding & Hobbs company was finally shut down in 2005 when its owner, the Allders Group, went bankrupt.

What happened to Arding and Hobbs?

Allders went into administration in 2005 and was subsequently broken up and sold. The main part of the Arding & Hobbs building is now split between a branch of Debenhams department store and TK Maxx retail. As of 9 June 2020, the Debenhams section of the building has been permanently closed.

Who owns Arding and Hobbs?

W Real Estate, a London-based developer and asset manager, has acquired the freehold of the Grade II listed 'Arding and Hobbs' building in Clapham Junction from British Land for circa GBP48 million.