A visit to the John Lewis and Waitrose heritage centre

A small village not far from London contains over a century’s worth of information about that most British of retailers — John Lewis.
It’s here in Cookham for a reason, as this is where John Spedan Lewis bought land to set up a country retreat for staff. However, plans drawn up in 1927 for a large estate never came to fruition, but the company still owns the land. Although the country club never arrived, a pottery was set up by Spedan Lewis to provide work for ex-servicemen, an