Group    From 1884 

Marks and Spencer

Categories: Commerce

Retail group specialising in clothing and food, founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. There are currently over 700 branches in the U.K. and more than 300 spread over thirty other countries.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Marks and Spencer

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Lewisham V1 rocket attack

Plaque unveiled by Heidi Alexander, M.P. for Lewisham East, and Councillor Al...

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Lewisham V1 rocket attack - original

This brass plaque on the pavement had become badly worn and a new one was ere...

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Hugh Mason

Hugh Mason

Records are sparse but it seems Mason owned a shop in St James's Market and in 1734 was appointed as porter at "His Majesty's Royal Palace of Somerset House". See William Fortnum for a few more wor...

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
T. Walton

T. Walton

Fruiterer.  Born Lambeth and initially worked with his father and brother in the family greengrocer business.  By 1909 he was in business independently with at least two business addresses, one of ...

Person, Commerce

2 memorials
Doves Bindery

Doves Bindery

The Doves Press in Hammersmith was founded in 1900 by Thomas Cobden-Sanderson in partnership with Emery Walker and was named after the nearby pub.  Sanderson had already set up The Doves Bindery in...

Place, Commerce, Literature

2 memorials
First Waitrose

First Waitrose

See Waitrose for some information.

Event, Commerce

1 memorial
Acorn Restorations

Acorn Restorations

Metalwork restorers.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial