Branch of the Co-op supermarkets, first built in 1912.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Abbey Wood branch
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Western Postal District war memorial - Mount Pleasant
EC1, Rosebery Avenue, Mount Pleasant Sorting Office
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