This advert for Craddocks of South Street comes from the booklet Old Romford, published by the Romford Recorder in about 1960.1

Craddocks was located next to the Police Station, and claimed to be "ROMFORD'S leading GIFT STORE", with "Fountain Pens...China & Glass...Leather Goods...Toys...Art Department...Model Railways".

Past resident Terry Mercer recalls: "Next to the old Police Station opposite Western Road was Craddocks shop which I suppose was a stationers.  The shop directly on South Street had a wonderful range of fountain pens, propelling pencils and those new fangled "Biros".  At the back in Craddocks Arcade was their art department where I bought watercolour paint boxes and craved a very large box of Cumberland Derwent coloured pencils."

¹ Kindly provided by Derek King.

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