The Young family began fishing the Thames for whitebait in 1750. In 1811 William Young married Elizabeth Martha who had been selling fish at the Greenwich quayside. They set up a fish shop and the business expanded so that in 1890 they moved their headquarters to London. Gordon and his brothers entered the business in the 1920s and expansion continued. By the 1950s that business had grown to be Britain’s largest fish brand. Reference for Business gives a full history of the company, now Young's Bluecrest Seafood Holdings.
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W. Young & Son
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Young & Son
The weather vane above this tower represents a Bawley fishing boat. Whitebait...
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Lyons first teashop
See Joseph Lyons and J. Lyons & Co. The photo is probably c.1930/40s.
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John Lewis
Retailer. Born at Town Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. He worked in several drapery firms before opening his own business at number 132 (later 286) Oxford Street in 1864. In 1906 he walked from h...
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Turk's Head - Wapping
This entry discusses two pubs in Wapping, both called the Turk's Head. The Turk's Head in Wapping High Street is said to be the pub where condemned men, on their way to Execution Dock, were given ...
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John Courage
Born Aberdeen. Came to London in 1780 as a shipping agent. He bought the Private House and Old Brewhouse at Horselydown in 1787 and developed it into a thriving business. Died London.
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