Image from the magnificent Advertising Archives. This is the earliest UK ad that we could find there: 1910s.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First sale of Coca-Cola in Britain
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Coca-Cola lost plaque
The first pouring of Coca-Cola in Great Britain was on this site 31st August ...
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Carlo Gatti
Cafe owner and ice-dealer. Born Switzerland. Arrived in England in July 1847. Built up a French-style cafe business. In the 1850s he became the first seller of ice-cream to the masses. He had owned...
Grapes Tavern
First mentioned in 1842. It occupies the site of the former Christopher Inn. On its northern side it still retains the red brick fronts of several 18th century houses. It has since returned to its ...
Jonathan’s Coffee House
Founded by Jonathan Miles in Exchange Alley around 1680. In 1698 John Castaing posted a list of prices for stocks and commodities. And so traders who were expelled from the Royal Exchange used Jona...
Sun Public House
This pub was destroyed in a WW2 air raid shortly before closing time on 25th September 1940. The plaque says that 20 people were killed; Pubwiki puts the number at 16. The site stood empty for many...
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Alexander Parkes and Parkesine
E9, Wallis Road / Berkshire Road
We were there on 'Run Hackney' day, though quite a few of them were actually walking the half marathon. The street art in Hackney streets...
Hackney Central Hall and Library - foundation
E8, Mare Street, Hackney Picture House
The Hackney Central Library was opened in 1908. It shut in the 1990s and in 1999 a new library opened in Town Hall Square, on the other ...
General Gordon's birth place - lost plaque, blue
SE18, Woolwich Common, 29
This photo comes from Mapio. These two blue plaques are on display at Gordon's School, near Woking, on the external wall of one of the bu...
Bowler plaque - Ship in Bottle
E1, Commercial Street, 76
We failed to find this in Dec-Jan 2017, even with the exact address. It shows a ship inside a bottle. This cast-iron roundel is one of 22...