Place    From 1956  To 1970

2i's coffee bar

Birthplace of British rock 'n roll and the popular music industry. Mickie Most started as a singing waiter here. Owen Adams provides a huge amount of information.

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2i's coffee bar

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Two I’s Coffee Bar

City of Westminster Site of the 2i's coffee bar (1956 - 1970), birthplace of...

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Station Hotel, Richmond

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Richardson Evans

Richardson Evans

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George Arthur Roberts

George Arthur Roberts

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Ansel Wong

Ansel Wong

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Pat McDonald

Pat McDonald

Lived and worked in North Kensington, 1960s - her death.  She was the driving force behind the campaigns for better housing, more play-space and new nurseries.  At It's your Colville we were shock...

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King Henry VIII

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