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Pillars of Hercules public house

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

William Whiteley

Entrepreneur and founder of Whiteley's department store on Queensway, now Whiteleys shopping centre. A bequest from his will formed Whiteley Village. Born in Yorkshire and, 1848, apprenticed to a ...

Person, Commerce, Tragedy

Summit Furniture

Founded by Chairman William Sieberts.

Group, Benefactor, Commerce

James Purdey the younger

Gunmaker, built premises in 1880 to house his new showrooms and workshops, James Purdey & Sons Ltd. The Picture Source website has a short on-line history and also informs about a book on the s...

Person, Commerce, Craft / Design

Chef's Connection

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce