Group    From 1865 

Wilson Smithett & Co Ltd

Categories: Commerce, Food & Drink

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Wholesalers of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices, located at 202 Blackfriars Road (2021).

The Daily Mail has an interesting 2004 article about tea tasting at the Wilson, Smithett tea brokers office, Southwark.

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