Building    From 1899  To 1950

Carlton Hotel, Haymarket

Categories: Commerce

Designed by C. J. Phipps. The picture is taken from Cockspur Street. The building was badly bombed in 1940. Compare and contrast this ornate building with New Zealand House (1963) which is there now.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Carlton Hotel, Haymarket

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Ho Chi Minh

Wikipedia questions the veracity of this plaque, while acknowledging that Ho ...

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Royal Opera Arcade

The "plaque" is actually a very dull modern notice inside the arcade so for o...

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Other Subjects

Pasqua Rosée

Pasqua Rosée

Manservant brought to London from Ottoman Smyrna by his employer, Daniel Edwards, a dealer in coffee and other goods from the east. Rosée is variously described as being Armenian or from Sicily. Ro...

Person, Commerce, Armenia, Italy

1 memorial
Harkness Roses

Harkness Roses

Rose growing company, founded in Yorkshire by brothers John and Robert Harkness, and still run as a family firm.

Group, Commerce, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
May Fair Hotel

May Fair Hotel

A luxury hotel, built on the site of the grounds of Devonshire House. opened in 1927 with King George V and Queen Mary in attendance.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Peacock Inn, Islington

Peacock Inn, Islington

From Islington Council:"Four inns are known to have occupied this site, with the earliest dating from 1564. The Peacock has been immortalised both in print and on canvas. In 1823, James Pollard pai...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial