This Ruislip website refers to a lost S&P war memorial and gives some historical information, stating "They were well-known wine merchants and railway caterers as well as owning their own restaurants."
The start date given for the company is approximate.
The Daily Screw provides some information about Messrs Spiers and Pond, and the text of a W. S. Gilbert ballad which lauds the S&P restaurants.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Spiers and Pond
The plaque has the name as "Spier and Pond" but this should read "Spiers and ...
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...
The bank's origins go back to the goldsmith bankers John Freame and Thomas Gould. James Barclay joined the business in 1736. After various name permutations, it became Barclay and Co. in 1896. As o...
A coaching inn. From British History: "Burnt in the {1666 Great} Fire and rebuilt. Rebuilt about 1830-1 as the Queen's Hotel. Demolished 1887. The inn is said to have derived its name from the sign...
Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechnic of Central London.
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