Alvarez buttons: an excuse to mention Woolwich and a new find goal

I’m watching this Nicola White video, and she mentions Woolwich, whoohoo!

I am therefore adding to my bingo list: a button from Alvarez tailors, of 22 Hare Street, Woolwich. I used to live in that street, so it will be a particularly exciting thing to find.

The Alvarez shop is lost under the 1930s building at nos 18-28, now a Primark, which was a Woolworth’s until closure in 1986.

Chris Mansfield has loads of photos of old Hare Street (including the feature image used here), and the address is visible in the older photos:

https://www.chrismansfieldphotos.com/MODERN-WOOLWICH/n-XQ3nn/Hare-Street-