Plaque

Gatti family

Inscription

Site of the Adelphi Theatre Restaurant owned by the Swiss-Italian Gatti family, restaurateurs, music hall, theatre and electricity supply entrepreneurs. Sir John Gatti served as Lord Mayor of Westminster, 1911-12.
City of Westminster
Enstar Capital

There is an interesting memorial to the power supply just around the corner.

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WC2, The Strand

Yes, that man does have the dog on a lead and does set off down the Strand with the dog running happily alongside. This was Christmas Day 2014, so very little traffic, which was why we were there - on normal days the buses make this an impossible building to photo.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gatti family

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Adelphi Theatre Restaurant

Grade II Listed. In 1878 Agostino and Stefano Gatti bought the Adelphi Theat...

Charing Cross Electricity Supply Company

This originated in 1882 from the power supply set up by Agostino and Stefano ...

Gatti family

Swiss-Italian family. Restaurateurs, music hall, theatre and electricity sup...

Sir John Gatti

Born Giovanni Maria Emilio in Switzerland, son of Agostino, of the Gatti fami...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Gatti family

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Enstar Capital

Property investors and developers active in 2014.

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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