Hovis, Tooting

When the owner of this bakery changed, Hovis paid for a new sign. In the process, the 'O' of 'Hovis' lost the characteristic tilde (sometimes simplified to a dash or a flattened ring) it had between the 1920s and 1940s.


Therefore the most recent sign, for Kerr's, must have been painted after the Second World War. It reads: Kerr's
Maker Of
Hovis
During the inter-war years (and maybe even before), the bakery belonged to Stenning, who had this wall painted on two occasions (repeated lines are signalled below with a *): Stenning's [*]
Baker & [*]
Pastrycook [*]
Noted for Quality
Confectionery
Baked D...
...o... ...n
Hõvis
Location: Upper Tooting Road / Picture taken on: 11/04/2008