3. Facts n Figures
5 acre site (~ 20,000 sq.m)
Over 1 million sq ft selling
space
Over 330 departments in 7
floors
More than 5000 staff from
50 countries
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5. History
1849: Founded, Charles Henry Harrod
1861: Charles Digby Harrod
1883: Burns down
1889: Digby retires
1898: England’s first escalator installed
1905: Present building completed,
architect-Charles William Stephens
6. History
1959: House of Fraser takes over
1985: Fayed brothers buy Harrods for £
615 million
2010: Qatar Holdings are the new
masters