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Our Heritage

Our heritage dates back to 1888, 5 Generations of the Roome family have been involved in the running of Roomes.

Both stores enjoy renewed investment. The Fashion and Home Store being sold to another family store group Morleys Stores who have invested further in the infrastructure and the brands.

The Furniture and Interior Store run is by the 4th and 5th generations of the Roome family. Further investments have been made in the fabric of the building, including solar power, and in the recent acquisition of warehousing space in Rainham.


1888


1906



20s & 30s


Expansion Begins

Land was acquired in 1925 and in 1927 a new store was opened on the West side of the Station Road. It wasn’t long before further land acquisitions were made and it was agreed to sell the Upton park Store and redevelop the Upminster. In 1937 the new Store opened.

 


“Magnificent in its splendour and luxurious in its fittings and equipment the new store, the first departmental business in the Hornchurch Urban District, marks yet another rung in the ladder of progress, enterprise and achievement of a business founded and built up on good honest trading, and maintained by the high quality of goods which are sold and the excellence of the service that is always available’

The Hornchurch & Upminster News


70s & 80s



90s & 00s


A Shared Brand

Both stores enjoy renewed investment – the Fashion and Home Store being sold to another family store group, Morleys Stores, who have invested further in the infrastructure and the brands.

The Furniture & Interior Store run by the 4th & 5th Generations of the Roome family with further investment being made in the fabric of the building (including solar power) and in the recent acquisition of warehousing space in Rainham.