William Whiteley blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: William Whiteley 1831-1907, the self-styled universal provider and founder of one of the world's first department stores, was apprenticed hereabouts in 1848 to Harnew and Clover, drapers Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.

William Whiteley was a pioneering retailer who founded one of the world's first department stores, revolutionizing retail shopping in Victorian London.