Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechnic of Central London.
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Sinclair Beecham
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Pret a Manger - first
The first Pret a Manger shop and kitchen was opened near here by Julian Metca...
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Alexander McArthur
Born Ireland. Brother to William. Emigrated to Australia, arriving in 1842. A devout Methodist he created a business exporting gold from Australia and became a successful colonial businessman in B...
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Fortune of War pub
The Golden Boy was originally attached to the front of this public-house and remains to mark the site. From 'The Italian Boy' by Sarah Wise we learnt that this pub was originally called The Naked ...
National Bank
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Lee Valley Estates
A company which provides workspace throughout the Lee Valley and which helps small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow.
G. R. Collis & Co
Manufacturers of articles in gold, silver, bronze, electro-plate and crystallized bases of metals. George Richmond Collis purchased the business from Sir Edward Thomason (c.1769-1849) when Thomason...
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Michael Collins
Irish nationalist and politician. Born Woodfield, County Cork. He moved to London in 1906 with his sister, spending over nine years there. An activist in the Sinn Féin movement, he was imprisoned i...
Deep Lee
N1, King's Cross
Killed on the first day of the new King's Cross campus of Central St Martin's College. We photographed the flowers that were placed the ...
Chalk Farm bus garage - WW1 (at Pemberton Gardens)
N19, Pemberton Gardens
The names are those of men who worked at the Chalk Farm bus garage, died in WW1 and whose names were listed on a white plaque that was er...
R.A. Robinson
Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Improvements Committee for the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.
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