Garraway claimed to be the first to sell tea to the public, but not, as far as we can tell, at the Change Alley site, where he moved his coffee house after the Great Fire of 1666, replacing another coffee house. Garraways was lost again in another fire in 1748.
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Garraways Coffee House
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Garraway’s Coffee House, a place of great commercial transaction and frequent...
Garraways Coffee House
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Blackfriars Settlement
A charity based in London SE1 for nearly 130 years which aims to create and provide community services and support. See Settlement for an explanation.
1 memorial
Tom Thornton
Newspaper proprietor and campaigner. Born in Norwood. He became owner and editor of the Beckenham Journal, and used his influence in helping to establish the Croydon Road Recreation Ground. His pre...
1 memorial
Almshouse Association
The Almshouse Association was formed in 1946 at a meeting held in the Chapter House of Southwark Cathedral. Initially restricted to London, in 1950 it went national. The objects of the Association...
1 memorial
Henry Herbert Gwynn
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2 memorials
Tonbridge Club
From Tony Jauncey: "Tonbridge club in Judd Street was founded after WW2 by a local vicar for the boys of King's Cross and surrounding area, to get them off the street and channel their energy into ...
1 memorial
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Bull and George Hotel
Probably built sometime in the 18th century. It served as a coaching inn on the London-Dover road. Jane Austen stayed here several times whilst travelling to visit her brother in Canterbury. Quotin...
1 memorial
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
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