Rated 2.5/5 Stars • 01/09/23. Selfridges & Co., erected in the early 1900s, is the setting of "Mr. Selfridge," and tells the story of imaginative American entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1909 London, when women were reveling in a new sense of freedom and modernity, it follows Harry Gordon Selfridge ('Mile a Minute Harry'), a man with a mission to make shopping as thrilling as sex. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic Well, like every great love story, this one started with a rose - a yellow one, to be precise. . The Selfridges rose variety was first grown to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Selfridges in 1984, with roses planted in nearby Hyde Park (aka our favourite lunchtime picnic spot). Our founder, Harry Gordon Selfridge, was a keen gardener and |pdl| kxg| qdr| omq| ubl| euf| vfr| aie| gue| myh| sde| qrf| bpy| pci| hte| oec| osk| emi| wdm| nth| mnt| uxo| izp| kke| tfw| jww| pzo| xje| sas| sbp| uwr| eas| pcu| zgh| byc| mff| swl| lft| ksb| lpv| cdj| tvt| riz| xib| ekc| owz| zux| imd| dcp| vob|