Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechnic of Central London.
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Sinclair Beecham
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Pret a Manger - first
The first Pret a Manger shop and kitchen was opened near here by Julian Metca...
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Theodore H. Bryant
Co-owner and director of the Bryant and May match factory.
Abney Park Cemetery Company
Set up to run the Abney Park cemetery in Stoke Newington (see Abney House and Park), this company also ran the Chingford Mount cemetery. It went into administration in the 1970s.
George Baxter
Artist and craftsman. Born Lewes. 1825 moved to London and married his cousin Mary Harrild. He invented a commercially viable colour printing process, producing prints of religious and topical subj...
Bagnigge House
The house was built on the site of the, supposedly holy, Bagnigge Wells (mineral springs) in 1678. Nell Gwynne was supposed to have lived in this house. The picture shows the house c. 1790. In th...
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Michael Rizzello
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George Fearnley Carter
George Fearnley Carter was the Borough Engineer for Croydon. Grace's Guide has some information, and it looks like he came from Yorkshire and worked for Croydon Council from at least 1899 till at ...
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