Former David Greig shop at 65 Lordship Lane

This is a late 19th-century shop front and ground floor interior, originally fitted out for the David Greig chain of grocery stores. It occupies the ground floor of a three-storey property on Lordship Lane.

The shop front is constructed of granite with a mahogany frame, plate glass, and iron fittings. Inside, the layout is largely open plan, facing west onto Lordship Lane. At the rear is a late 20th-century kitchen and toilet area, and a payment booth alongside openings to each side.

The symmetrical, double-fronted shop front features a recessed central entrance. Pink granite stall-risers are topped with buff-coloured chamfered granite. Large one-over-one pane sash windows with curved transoms are located to either side of the entrance. Above the windows, the fascia displays thistles at each end—the trademark motif of David Greig shops—flanking a restaurant sign. The tiled black and white floor extends into the entrance, with an inset rectangle displaying the words ‘David Greig’. Painted mahogany pilasters frame the plate glass windows. The front door is of painted hardwood, with two solid panels below a plate glass transom. A gablet with twin thistle motifs sits above the door. A late 20th-century metal screen and railings are located outside the door, but do not contribute to the building’s architectural interest.

The interior features display areas at the base of each front window, delineated by light grey marble slabs. Marble shelves run the length of the walls at waist and head height. The walls are clad in cream glazed ceramic tiles, interspersed with thistle detailing, and a deep frieze of green thistle motifs runs around the top. The main shop area has timber floorboards and a plain ceiling. A circular metal gas light mounting is set within the north wall. The rear wall is also panelled in glazed ceramic tiles, but here they are deep brown and interspersed with mirrors. The central payment booth is topped by a tiled round arch with a projecting keystone, and a counter below. It retains some 19th-century timber fittings, and displays a David Greig shop sign with gold leaf lettering behind brown painted glass. Open archways with brass architraves are located to either side of the booth.