Timpson branch in London Street relocating two doors down

Timpson London Street will soon be found two doors down because Prestons, formerly Windsor Bishop, will be taking over its premises. 

Under plans submitted to City Hall, Timpson will update 33 London Street with its trademark burgundy branding and transfer over the majority of equipment from its current home in number 37.

Prestons, right, will expand soon into 35 London Street, currently home to Timpson (Image: Google) Its partner business, Johnson Dry Cleaners, will also make the move which bosses claim will be "sympathetic to the surrounding environment". 

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Formerly home to Goods, a clothes shop, and the Galway Roast, a coffee shop, 33 London Street has been empty for several years. 

33 London Street has sat empty for several years (Image: Norwich City Council) It comes as Prestons jewellers, established at 39-43 London Street in 1834, undergoes a rebrand which has seen its name changed and shopfront refreshed. 

As part of this, the business plans to extend the existing shopfloor into 35 and 37, requiring Timpson's relocation. 

These plans are currently being considered by Norwich City Council.