Fury as historic London department store gets green light to become hotel

Fury as historic London department store gets green light to become hotel

Morleys in Tooting will become 92-bed hotel after closing after 70 years

Kerrobert’s First Department Store

When William Burton Sample arrived at the site of what would one day become Kerrobert on May 4, 1910, he was stepping into what locals then called “the new country.” The area was known as McKinnon at the time, and William had travelled from Lloydminster to explore. By June 10, 1910, his store was up and running, operating out of a tent that took three days to set up. It didn’t take long for William’s hard work to pay off. Soon, he was able to up…