Gardiner's

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Gardiner's was a department store at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road in London, United Kingdom. Opened in the 1870s, it specialised in Scottish clothing and military uniforms. The store was destroyed by fire in May 1972. Its former site is sometimes called Gardiner's Corner and was the location of the main confrontation during the Battle of Cable Street in 1936.

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Location: Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road, London
Speciality: Scottish clothing and military uniforms
Destroyed: By fire in May 1972

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Article: Gardiner's (department store) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q65076400
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