Mentioned in 1522 as an inn with 30 beds and stalls for four horses. Removed (as shown in the picture) for the formation of Holborn Viaduct and its approaches 1868.
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Saracen's Head Inn
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Saracen's Head
Corporation of the City of London Site of the Saracen's Head Inn, demolished...
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Foyles bookshop
Created by William and Gilbert Foyle. See William for more information. For more on old London bookshops see Spitalfields Life.
2 memorials
Old Slaughters Coffee House
At 74 - 75 St Martin's Lane. Mentioned in Thackeray's "Vanity Fair".
1 memorial
Apollo Inn
Was on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Torrington Place. Designed by Fitzroy Doll.
1 memorial
Walter Scrimgeour
Extremely rich stockbroker. He bought Parkfield from his brother-in-law, Alan Block, when his own home at nearby no. 6 The Grove became too small for his eight children. He then bought the neighbou...
1 memorial
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