Publican. Born in the Middlesex Hospital. Took over The French House from his Belgian father and ran it until he retired on 1989. The French House is a pub and dining room at 49 Dean Street which during the 1920s and through WW2 was a cultural and social centre for people in the arts. Died the Royal Free Hospital, Camden Town.
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Gaston Berlemont
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Spirit of Soho Mural
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Lee Valley Estates
A company which provides workspace throughout the Lee Valley and which helps small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow.
Grodzinski's bakery
In 1890 (previously thought to have been 1888) Harris and Judith Grodzinski arrived in the East End from what is now Belarus. Starting in a street stall they then set up a bakery at 31 Fieldgate S...
Crosskey's Inn
In the late 1500s plays were performed in the inn-yard. The Inn was destroyed in the Great Fire.
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.
Westminster penny post
Westminster office of the penny post and then the two-penny post. The first office of the penny post in London that ran in a dedicated building rather than within a stationer or other business. T...
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Thomas Earnshaw
WC1, High Holborn, 119
London County Council Site of the business premises of Thomas Earnshaw, 1749 - 1829, noted watch and chronometer maker.
Mel Morris Jones
The picture shows "Mel Morris Jones and Harry Brockway checking for level" but we don't know which is which, and we have to admit, it's not a good picture of either.
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