Building    From 1843  To /3/2002

Railway Hotel, Harrow

A three-storey brick Victorian pub. In the 1950s it was used as a jazz club and by February 1964 an R&B club (the Bluesday) was operating, where played: Long John Baldry, the Bo Street Runners and The Who, previously known as the 'High Numbers'. Burnt down after a long period of disuse. The picture of the building comes from the Who album:  'Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy'. Music Pilgrimages gives some more information.

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Railway Hotel, Harrow

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The Who in Harrow

Pete Townshend was the guitar-smasher. We visited the site in May 2012 to fi...

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Carlton Hotel, Haymarket

Carlton Hotel, Haymarket

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.

Building, Commerce

2 memorials
P. J. Fowler

P. J. Fowler

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
James Buckington Bevington

James Buckington Bevington

Of Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, a successful leather manufacturers.  Father of Samuel Bourne.

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Thomas James Clements

Thomas James Clements

1883, Trustee of Lopping Hall, Loughton. According to G. Sludge, ".. a tea broker".

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Henry Clarke

Henry Clarke

Businessman and politician. He was a coal importer and commission merchant in Gracechurch Street. When the first London County Council elections were held in 1889, he became one of four councillors...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

2 memorials