Sir Joseph Lyons, 1847 - 1917, pioneer of mass catering, lived here.
English Heritage
W14, Earsby Street, 11a Palace Mansions
Note how close Lyons's home was to the massive Cadby Hall Lyons head-office and factory; and also to Olympia - one of the venues where Lyons provided the catering.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph Lyons
Sir Joseph Nathaniel Lyons was a pioneer of mass catering. Chairman of J. Lyo...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph Lyons
To commemorate the Centenary of the founding of Highgate Primary School, 1877 - 1977.
By 2017 two non-memorial plaques had appeared: a bronze rectangle in the portico, which reads: "The pedestrian access through the main gu...
Maps showing the route of the River Fleet do not show it passing through this site. This brings into question the veracity of all the tex...
2019: The Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group tell us that this plaque was installed in 2002/3 before they had established th...
Plaque unveiled on 25 June 1999, the centennial of the formation of the International Council of Nurses.
