Elkins Brothers, Gentlemens Outfitters

Elkins Brothers, Gentlemen's Outfitters, is a terraced house built in the mid-19th century, featuring a shop front added around 1905. The building is constructed of yellow brick arranged in Flemish bond, with stucco elements and a roof that is hidden by a parapet. It has three storeys, with three windows facing Stroud Green Road and two on Tollington Park. The shop front includes a base made of marble and granite, with flat-arched windows in three bays on either side of a corner entrance that has curved glazing. The entrance itself is flat-arched and includes an overlight. The windows are separated by slim columns, with one transom that branches into simpler Art Nouveau designs below the fascia. An earlier fascia for Thomas Swan and Co., Hosiers, is partially visible behind that of Elkins Brothers due to an accident in 1986. There is a stucco surround for a corner clock dating from around 1930. The first- and second-floor windows are segmental-arched with stucco heads and keystones, although the second-floor windows on Stroud Green Road have been altered to flat arches. A cornice is present on the Tollington Park side, with a blocking course, while the parapet is only on Stroud Green Road.

Inside, the shop retains features from its early 20th-century use as a men's outfitters. The layout and some fittings date back to 1905 when Thomas Swan and Co. took over, with further alterations made in 1929 when Elkins Brothers acquired the shop. No changes have occurred since 1949. The ceiling is supported by cast-iron columns, and there are mirror panels on the window walls, fitted and sometimes glazed drawers along the inner walls, and glazed free-standing showcases. Surviving gas lamps and a cast-iron bolted spiral staircase are also present. The first-floor front room facing Tollington Park features a notable late-19th-century cast-iron fireplace with painted tiles on the cheeks.