The Ivy, opened by Abele Giandolini, as an unlicensed Italian cafe in 1917 in a building on the same site.
Famous as a theatrical-celebrities haunt, possibly due to its late closing time of near-midnight and the banning of cameras and mobile phones. Since 2008 there has been a private members' club on the three floors above the restaurant, with a hidden entrance via an adjacent flower-shop, so exclusive it seems not to have a website, just a puff in the FT.
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Woolwich Market
Its first charter was granted to Sir William Barne, Lord Mayor of London and Hugh Lyddiard, Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich dockyard. It has been in several locations in the area, and our picture s...
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Col. Sir Horace Brooks Marshall, K.C.V.O., LL.D.
Very successfully pioneered bookshops on railway stations with the business name Horace Marshall and Son. The son being Horace Brooks Marshall, Jnr. Snr. was a Commoner on the Bridge House Estates...
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Robert E. Rhea
Businessman. Born in Aurora, Illinois. Responsible for developing the McDonald's hamburger empire abroad.
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Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, Charles Cheers
Businessman. Born Liverpool. His brand name being Castrol he was very successful and set up in the City of London. Lord Mayor in 1915-16. Promoted and funded pioneering aviation and motor sports. 1...
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Arments
Eel, pie and mash shop. Founded by husband and wife William and Emily Arment, and still run by their descendants. We don't know if our picture shows the real David Jason as 'Del Boy' or whether the...
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