Event From 1904

First Waitrose

Categories: Commerce

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First Waitrose

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First Waitrose

This plaque is in the pavement in front of the shop.

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Lord Levene

Chariman of Lloyd's of London in 2008.

Person, Commerce

1 memorial

It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with ...

Place, Commerce, Craft / Design, Royalty, Transport

1 memorial

W. Bailey Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

Jahncke Ltd

From National Archives: "Tin box manufactures of Canonbury Works, Dorset Street, Islington {later renamed Dove Street}. Founded in 1873 by Ernest Jahncke and incorporated in 1893. Bryant and May ac...

Group, Commerce, Industry

1 memorial

Lenthall Works

We cannot discover who or what Lenthal(l) is/was but apparently it Works.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

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Discovery

The smallest of the three ships which sailed in 1606 to found the Jamestown Settlement, captained by John Ratcliffe. She later took part in six expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage. Durin...

Vehicle, Transport, USA

1 memorial

Staple Inn well

WC2, Staple Inn courtyard

The stone with the 'W', or 'M', looks not to have been created as part of this design. "W' for well?

1 subject commemorated

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Robert Baden-Powell

Army officer and founder of the boy scouts and girl guides. Born as Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell at 6 Stanhope Street, Paddington. His mother changed the family name to Baden-Powell after her hus...

Person, Armed Forces, Children, Community / Clubs, Seriously Famous, Afghanistan, India, Kenya, South Africa

4 memorials

King Haakon VII

Born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel in Charlottenlund Palace, near Copenhagen. Known as Prince Carl of Denmark, he became the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the uni...

Person, Royalty, Denmark, Norway

2 memorials

Gandhi statue - Parliament Square

SW1, Parliament Square

Locating this statue so close to the British Parliament is controversial given that Gandhi led the successful campaign for India to be fr...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators

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