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Escape your desk and travel with us across the pond for a virtual vacation to the Jigsaw Marlow Street Store.
Marlow has a new resident on the high street — and there’s no doubt we’ve snagged the best building on the block. Our new womenswear haven is perched in the heart of Marlow’s High Street in a stately, three-story English Heritage building. Though the exact date of construction is unknown, Alfred House (later changed to the present Cromwell House) maintains the appearance of an early 18th century home more than likely built around 1721. Its early tenants included Esquires, 19th century solicitors, engineers and eventually Royal Mail in mid-20th century before welcoming Jigsaw last week.
The new shop in Marlow boasts a crisp, bright interior with plenty of natural light and an open floor plan. The mix of contemporary stone and parquet floors complement the traditional features of the building, which includes a stunning floor-to-ceiling fireplace in our accessories boudoir.
The fireplace contains a conglomeration of three styles. The large, wooden overmantel is the oldest and thought by some to have been hand carved by French prisoners of war. The lower wooden mantel was carved in the style of the top undoubtedly some years afterwards. The junior branch of The Royal Military College was set up in several properties in Marlow during early the 19th century. Alfred House being one of them, it was likely part of the damage recompensed to its owner at the time. The tiles date to the turn of the 20th century and are thought to be Minton, the world-renowned English china
Mid-century modern style furniture and white glazed brick offset the contemporary metal fixtures giving the space a clean, yet cosy atmosphere. The changing rooms are spacious and well-lit to leave the mystery out of shopping.
