title: Debenham & Freebody
text: # Debenham & Freebody
  
  Debenham & Freebody was a department store at 27–37 Wigmore Street, London, which became part of the Debenhams chain. The building, first opened in 1908, is now used by a variety of occupiers and is grade II listed by Historic England.
  
  ## In popular culture
  
  In Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, a suspect gives the name Freebody in a fumbled attempt to divert suspicion away from another suspect, named Debenham.
  
  