Obituary: dealer Gordon Gridley (1931-2026)
Gordon’s working life began as an English and drama teacher but his love of antiques led him to begin dealing from stalls at Bermondsey and Portobello Road Markets in the 1960s, fitting his antique life around his teaching job while raising a young family.
Gordon Gridley Antiques was founded in 1971 in Camden Passage, Islington. Gordon was one of the fi…