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Abbey National plc

Categories: Commerce

Since 1927 Abbey head office had occupied the site where 221b Baker Street would be, Sherlock Holmes' address. In 2002 Abbey moved to new premises in Triton Square. See 221b for information about the Holmes display that Abbey used to house.

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Abbey National plc

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Sherlock Holmes statue

{On the plinth - front:} The great detective. {On the plinth - left:} This...

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May Fair Hotel

May Fair Hotel

A luxury hotel, built on the site of the grounds of Devonshire House. opened in 1927 with King George V and Queen Mary in attendance.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Acorn Restorations

Acorn Restorations

Metalwork restorers.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Jamrach's Emporium

Jamrach's Emporium

Exotic shop dealing in wild animals. It was run by Charles Jamrach, who inherited the business from his father. Known to seafarers throughout the world, they would bring animals from distant lands ...

Place, Commerce, Animals

2 memorials
César Ritz

César Ritz

Hotelier. Born Switzerland, son of a peasant farmer. Started work as a waiter and worked his way up, in Paris, Vienna, Lucerne, etc. Came to London in 1889 as the manager of Richard D'Oyly Carte's...

Person, Commerce, Switzerland

1 memorial

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William H. Perrott

William H. Perrott

Great Central Railway, London and District Goods Department employee killed in World War I.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Tiberius Cavallo
1 memorial
Leopold Marks

Leopold Marks

Jewish writer, screenwriter, and cryptographer. Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE, was Chief of Codes at Special Operations Executive (SOE) in WW2. He was a key trainer of secret agents sent to defea...

Person, Espionage

1 memorial
125 deaths on Tower Hill

125 deaths on Tower Hill

Wikipedia lists only 36 (in 2011).  Most of the victims that we have researched are recorded as having been beheaded but A London Inheritance, quoting John Stow (c. 1598), refers to "a large scaffo...

Group, Execution, Law

1 memorial
W. Hovell

W. Hovell

Name on one of the main panels of the East Ham WW1 memorial.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial