First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée. The Telegraph produced a good article about coffee houses in London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pasqua Rosee's Head
Commemorated ati
Pasqua Rosee's Head
This probably isn't a City of London plaque - though blue and oblong, the pro...
Other Subjects
Fakeblueplaques / Society for the Promotion of Historic Buildings
Londonist informs that the registered address of the website, where you can order a plaque, is 118 Hillfield Avenue N8, the site of plaque no 4. We have 3 of these non-plaques still to publish, no ...
Woolwich Market
Its first charter was granted to Sir William Barne, Lord Mayor of London and Hugh Lyddiard, Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich dockyard. It has been in several locations in the area, and our picture s...
United Kingdom Temperance & General Provident Institution
A life insurance company. From FriendsLife: "The UK Total Abstinence Life was formed in London in 1840 and, as the name suggests, its products were aimed initially at teetotallers. The group grew ...
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...
Brixton Challenge
An urban regeneration scheme. The aim was to develop the arts and shopping areas to generate income from people visiting the area, but locals argued money is not going to the people that need it. R...
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