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World's End, London 1968

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Martin Sharp's painted shopfront  The Sweet Shop, 28 Balantyre Street, London, c.1968. Clipping from unidentified publication. Painted facade by Martin Sharp.  In 1967 designer Laura Jamieson opened a clothing and fabrics shop at 28 Balantrye Street, London, down the end of King's Road, Chelsea, and in the section of the city traditionally known as the World's End, adjacent to the Thames River. The street survives only in part, largely subsumed within, and lying on the north-eastern edge of, the World's End Estate constructed during 1969-70 (Walker 2014).   The Sweet Shop   Jamieson's venture was to be known as The Sweet Shop and at one stage it featured a facade painted by Australian artist Martin Sharp (1942-2013). The Sweet Shop operated for a year through into 1968. It then closed for a period and was relaunched in 1969, along with an outlet in New York. During its life it was a popular outlet for fashions of the day, with clients such as John Lenno