Nelson Recreation Ground
From London Gardens Online: The land here was open fields until the C18th when it was purchased by the Trustees of Guy's Hospital for use as a burial ground for deceased patients. It continued as a...
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Laurence Corner Army Surplus
Closed when the owner, Victor Jamilly, died January 2007, aged 79.  The staff moved on and opened Squadron HQ in 121 Kentish Town Road. Some sources give the opening date as 1947, but possibly tha...
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Mangrove Restaurant
At 8 All Saints Road, Notting Hill.  Created and owned for 24 years by Crichlow.  It was a centre for political and social activism within the African and Caribbean culture.  Visitors included: Jim...
Place, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues
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Great Eastern Street
Constructed 1872-6 by The Metropolitan Board of Works. Opened in 1876. Improved in 1880-2.
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Hindoostane Coffee House
London's first curry restaurant.  Opened and run by Sake Dean Mahomed.Â
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Pasqua Rosee's Head
First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée.  The Telegraph produced a good article about coffee houses in London.
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Red Cross Street
Used to run from the Beech Street / Golden Lane junction, where there was a red cross, due south to St Giles Cripplegate at Fore Street.   Londonist have found a map that shows the Barbican overlai...
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First purpose built nurses' home in London
The Henriette Raphael Building at Guy's Hospital.
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First police training school
The first organised training school was opened in 1907 at Peel House in Regency Street, Pimlico. Officer recruits undertook a four-week training course before being posted to their beat. Moved to H...
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