The first Pret a Manger shop and kitchen was opened near here by Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham on 22nd July 1986.
Passionate about food - Thank you to our loyal staff and customers
SW1, Victoria Street, 93-95
Londonist brought this plaque to our attention. The plaque, which is inside the shop, does not tell the whole story - see our page "first Pret a Manger - shop" for that.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Pret a Manger - first
The brand Pret a Manger actually started in Hampstead but that folded after 1...
Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechn...
Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Sinclair Beecham, who he met at the Polytech...
The building in the background is 8 Canada Square, HSBC's London head office, and the building on which the 3 construction workers lost t...
Whittington lived nearby and paid for the rebuilding and enlargement of the church St Michael Paternoster Royal. Upper Thames Street is w...
Full title of organisation now is "The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce" (as announced on pillar).
The two plaques can be seen in our photo, on the left of the portico.
The plaque does not make it clear that the early history all took place at another site; there was no church or chapel on this site until...
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