Place    From 1807 

Bedford Tavern

Categories: Commerce, Food & Drink

Place

Famous for the balloon ascents from its Tea Gardens.

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Bedford Tavern

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88 Arlington Road

88 Arlington Road This building stands on the site of the Bedford Tavern (18...

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Murphy & Browne

Murphy & Browne

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Albemarle Graphics Limited

Albemarle Graphics Limited

Sign and digital printing company.

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial
New Mermaid Tavern, Mare Street

New Mermaid Tavern, Mare Street

This section of Mare Street was at the time known as Church Street.  The area around was the Mermaid Gardens which were used for balloon flights, amongst other things.  The (old) Mermaid Tavern was...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Great fire of Tooley Street

Great fire of Tooley Street

From the picture source website: "The fire started in consignment of jute stored at Scovell's warehouse at Cotton's Wharf. This was the biggest of all the peacetime fires in the port: it raged for ...

Event, Armed Forces, Commerce, Tragedy

2 memorials
Raymond Montague Burton

Raymond Montague Burton

Led the modern development of Burtons Menswear, and was a generous benefactor of the Jewish Museum in London and the University of York. Identical twin to Arnold - see there for a photo of the 4 B...

Person, Commerce

2 memorials