The first Pret a Manger shop and kitchen was opened near here by Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham on 22nd July 1986.
Passionate about food - Thank you to our loyal staff and customers
SW1, Victoria Street, 93-95
Londonist brought this plaque to our attention. The plaque, which is inside the shop, does not tell the whole story - see our page "first Pret a Manger - shop" for that.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Pret a Manger - first
The brand Pret a Manger actually started in Hampstead but that folded after 1...
Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechn...
Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Sinclair Beecham, who he met at the Polytech...
This was the third site of the Founders Hall which was built here 1985-7. The two plaques are either side of a very impressive solid woo...
This plaque was originally erected in 1902 at 3G but Watts incorrectly gave the date of the tragedy as 1885 instead of 1895, so when the ...
Marylebone Cricket Club This plaque was unveiled by Colin Cowdrey, President, on 1st June 1987 to mark the bi-centenary of the first mat...
{Beneath the WRNS badge:} On this site in January 1918 Dame Katharine Furse GBE established the first headquarters of the WRNS. Women's R...
The plaque can be seen in our photo between the two lower windows towards the right.
