The second largest supermarket chain in the U.K. Founded by John James Sainsbury at 173 Drury Lane. In June 2015, the group comprised 1,312 branches and convenience stores.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Ladbroke Grove rail disaster - plaques
The plaques are located on a wall overlooking the site of the disaster. Unfor...
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Coppice Row turnpike
We can't see this turnpike on a map of 1790. View from the Mirror has a good general post on London turnpikes.
1 memorial
Frederick Horniman
Tea merchant, benefactor and politician. Born Frederick John Horniman at Bridgwater, Somerset. He inherited his father's tea business, which by 1891 was described as the biggest tea firm in the wor...
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3 memorials
Mitre Tavern
Fleet Street. This pub dates from Shakespeare's time. Johnson and Boswell often visited. It was pulled down in 1829 by Hoares to extend their bank.
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Reeves & Sons Ltd
Artists' colour manufacturer. Established by William Reeves (1739–1803). It has had a number of names, always including "Reeves" until ownership passed to Wilhelm Becker, through Colart Fine Art an...
1 memorial
Rose and Crown pub
The photo shows the pub in 1977, with the Rectory next door, both remarkably unchanged. Website.
1 memorial
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World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
402 memorials
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
376 memorials
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