Download or read book Whiteley's Folly written by Linda Stratmann and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2004-10-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whiteleys was the Harrods of the 19th century. Its clients included English and overseas royalty and it offered - and delivered - "Everything from a pin to an Elephant". Created by William Whiteley, a draper's assistant from Yorkshire, who come to London with just a few pounds in his pocket, it was a remarkable achievement by a remarkable man.