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Apollo Inn
Was on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Torrington Place. Designed by Fitzroy Doll.
President Hotel
2018: The Imperial Hotel Group includes: London City centre Hotel, County Hotel, President Hotel, Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Hotel, Imperial Hotel.
Sir Francis Baring
Merchant and merchant banker. Born at Larkbear, Exeter. He founded the bank that bore his name with his brother John. Director of the East India company from 1779. Grandfather of Thomas and of Evel...
British Telecom
A number of privately owned telegraph companies operated in Britain from 1846 onwards. In 1868 these all came under the control of the newly formed GPO (General Post Office). With the invention of ...
LEO - Lyons Electronic Office
The world's first business computer was built and operated by J. Lyons & Co. The LEO website provides: In October 1947, the directors of J. Lyons & Company, a British catering company famo...
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Raymond Denham Poland
Master of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Andrew Behan has researched Poland, using Find A Grave, but taking his date of birth from the Civil Registration of Births Index: Raymond Denham Polan...
James Greathead - SW13
SW13, St Mary’s Grove, 3
James Henry Greathead, 1844 - 1896, railway and tunnellng engineer, lived here 1885 - 1889. English Heritage
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